TORIES' "STAGGERING HYPOCRISY" ON FUNDING
CORPORATION TAX DEAL FOR NORTHERN IRELAND - A CAMERON CUT FOR SCOTLAND
Responding to Tory leader David Cameron's announcement that he plans to allow Northern Ireland to slash its corporation tax rates, to create an enterprise zone in the Province, while simultaneously planning special cuts for Scotland, SNP leader and First Minister Alex Salmond said:
"We support moves to help economic growth in Northern Ireland - but this is staggering hypocrisy from David Cameron and the Tories.
"They are determined to slash and burn Scotland's budget by introducing a special Cameron Cut that will be even more savage than the cuts they plan for the rest of the UK - but at the same time they are promising a boost to Northern Ireland through lower corporation tax, a move they reject for Scotland.
"The Tories are utterly two-faced on this issue, and are reverting to type in what is a typically anti-Scottish stance that will kill off the last remnants of their lingering support in Scotland.
"Perhaps David Cameron is trying to make amends for suggesting that Northern Ireland is the first place he plans to 'pick' on if he is given the chance, by slashing their budget.
"There is no doubt that that is what he has in mind for Scotland - and only a vote for SNP local and national champions can help protect Scotland from the savage cuts agenda of the Tories and the other London parties."
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