The SNP candidate for Glasgow Central has backed a new tax on banks which would raise hundreds of billions of pounds for the fights against poverty and climate change both at home and abroad.
Called the Robin Hood Tax, the proposal has been backed by a multitude of NGOs, trade unions and faith groups. It would work by levying a tiny 0.05% charge on speculative banking transactions, which doesn’t affect personal accounts.
Osama Saeed commented that the Robin Hood Tax would represent a new deal for the public and hoped it would feature in this week's Budget:
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SNP Campaign Conference in Aviemore has today passed an emergency topical resolution urging the UK Government to make extending high speed rail to Scotland a priority, not an afterthought.
The motion was secured by the party's Glasgow Central candidate Osama Saeed and passed by acclaim. He commented:
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