Spotlight 5: Tax and spending pledges and 'Not Proven'.
Published: 29 April 2021
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Tax and spending election pledges and judicial reform of the 'Not Proven' verdict.
Graeme Roy talks to David Phillips, Associate Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, on the tax and spending announcements of the main political parties in this election campaign.
Kezia Dugdale speaks to James Chalmers, Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow, about the potential for judicial reform around the 'Not Proven' verdict.
We also have the latest political predictions for the week from Katrine Bussey, Political Editor of the Press Association Scotland.
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First published: 29 April 2021