Labour and the Tories used the first question time of the new parliamentary session at Holirood following the introduction of the Scottish Government’s plan to replace council tax with a 3p local income tax, to dub it unworkable.

Acting Scottish Labour leader Cathy Jamieson led the attack, claiming the plan would make Scotland the highest-taxed part of the UK, BBC News reports.

Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, standing in for Alex Salmond, said the plan had attracted massive support.

However, the minority government still lacks enough parliamentary support for the proposal as the Liberal Democrats demands councils be given control over the tax, instead of it being managed centrally.

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