The effect of Kezia Dugdale’s tax proposals was examined by researchers at IPPR Scotland

Scottish taxpayers would be asked to pay at least £1 billion a year more than their English counterparts under Labour’s tax plans, according to a major independent report published today.

The new analysis of the effect of Kezia Dugdale’s proposal was part of a study into the proposals of all the main parties carried out by IPPR Scotland.

The researchers concluded that Scots would be faced with an extra total annual bill of between £600 million and £950 million under Green plans, £750 million under Liberal Democrat proposals and £300 million a year under the SNP plans. The Conservatives want Scotland to follow exactly the same approach as England.

The Scottish parliament is due to receive limited control over income tax this year and full