Murdo says the UK Budget is a “hammer blow” for workers and businesses in Mid Scotland and Fife.
He says the £26 billion worth of tax rises announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, will be “deeply damaging” for the economy and will be even more keenly felt in Scotland, due to the SNP Government making it the highest taxed part of the United Kingdom.
And Murdo says that constituents in Mid Scotland and Fife are being clobbered by two left-wing governments who are hitting them with higher bills and failing to focus on growing the economy.
He criticised Rachel Reeves decision to keep the Energy Profits Levy in place which is “destroying” jobs in the oil and gas sector, with up to 1,000 skilled works losing their jobs each month.
Commenting, Murdo said: “Rachel Reeves’ tax-raising Budget is a hammer blow for workers and businesses across Mid Scotland and Fife.
“The billions worth of tax rises announced by the Chancellor will be deeply damaging for economic growth and will be even more keenly felt in the region due to the SNP making Scotland the highest taxed part of the United Kingdom.
“Workers, families and businesses are being clobbered by two left-wing governments who are failing to prioritise growing the economy and constantly hitting them with higher bills to pay for a ballooning welfare bill.
“Rachel Reeves’ decision to keep the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) is disastrous for the oil and gas sector, which is on its knees and crying out for help. The industry has made it clear that the EPL is destroying jobs, with 1,000 skilled workers being thrown on the scrapheap each month, but Labour have arrogantly failed to listen to them.
“The Chancellor also confirmed how out-of-touch she is with rural communities by barely making any changes to her cruel family farm tax. That will sound the death knell for many family farms in Mid Scotland and Fife and hit consumers with higher prices in the supermarket.”
Murdo continued: “Those living and working in Mid Scotland and Fife will now be deeply concerned that John Swinney and the SNP will follow suit and impose their own high-tax budget in January.
“The Scottish Conservatives instead are fully focused on boosting economic growth to bring down people’s bills and to help invest in frontline services across Mid Scotland and Fife which have been neglected by the SNP Government over the last two decades.”
