one-off bonus. In Westminster today, Barclay said the Scottish Government could bump up the offer and claw back the tax under powers already devolved.Barclay was confronted by SNP Treasury spokeswoman Alison Thewliss MP who said powers over tax allowances, exemptions and national insurance are reserved to the UK Government.She asked at Treasury Questions: “Will the Chancellor do the right thing and ensure this festive gift of goodwill is not clawed back by HMRC?”But Barclay had his response ready and replied: “Income tax on these payments is actually paid to Scotland, not to Westminster, and the Scottish Government has the power and the funding to gross-up the payment if it wishes.”SNP MP Tommy Sheppard also pressed on why the UK Treasury.
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