Anas Sarwar rules out income tax rises if Scottish Labour wins 2026 Holyrood election
dailyrecord.co.ukAnas Sarwar has ruled out income tax rises if Scottish Labour wins the next Holyrood election in 2026.The Glasgow MSP made the ambitious pledge to voters as his party starts to look beyond the UK general election on July 4.Launching the Scottish Labour manifesto in Edinburgh today, Sarwar described change north of the Border as a "two-stage process" - which involves the removal of the Tories at Westminster and the SNP at Holyrood.But he could not offer a firm date for when the two-child cap on benefits would be scrapped, despite insisting his party remained opposed to the cruel Tory policy.The manifesto also said Scottish Labour would shake-up the laws governing football to allow "fans to have a greater say" in the way the sport is run.Speaking to a room full of party members and candidates, Sarwar said: "The manifesto we have published today of course reflects much of what the UK Labour manifesto outlined last week, demonstrating what a UK Labour government will deliver in office.“But we know change for Scotland is a two-stage process, it begins in just 17 days when we can finally get rid of this lying, corrupt, incompetent Tory Government – but that is just the start.“In 2026, we need a change of direction at Holyrood as much as we need one at Westminster today.“The SNP has failed the people of Scotland – breaking our NHS, ruining our once world-leading education system, and tarnishing our politics by wasting and misusing your money.”The manifesto repeated the party's pledge to deliver a "new child poverty strategy" but made no specific commitment to abolish the two-child cap on benefits.Asked by the Record if his party remained opposed to the policy, Sarwar said: “The short answer is yes.
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