Pressure Mounts on Chancellor

Scottish Labour are taking to the streets to stand against tax credit cuts across the UK.

Scottish Labour are fighting the proposed plans which could see 38,500 families in Fife impacted if the cuts go ahead. 

They claim the SNP are refusing to confirm if the Scottish Government would restore the money lost from tax credits in full. 

Chancellor George Osbourne is expected to revise proposals to tax credits when the Autumn Statement and Spending Review are announced on the 25th November. 

Labour's Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Owen Smith MP said:

"Labour is the only party that is standing against the tax credit cuts for the whole of the UK and has a plan to restore the money people in Scotland stand to lose.

"Up to 350,000 families in Scotland will lose an average of £1300 if these cuts go ahead. Labour members of the House of Lords have already sent George Osborne back to think again, but we still haven’t seen his plans and David Cameron has refused to say if anyone will be left worse off.

"The Nationalists want to say that they are standing up for working people, but their finance spokesperson couldn’t say if people would be worse off with their plan to devolve tax credits, and at Holyrood the First Minister has refused to say if they will restore the money people will lose.

"Labour is using all the power at our disposal to fight these Tory cuts. And if people in Scotland are made worse off, Scottish Labour will use the new powers that are coming to the Scottish Parliament to ensure that no one is made worse off."