The Treasury must compensate Scotland for tax rises – Shona Robison

Robison told BBC Radio’s Good Morning Scotland that the tax increase could cost the Scottish Government up to £500 million.

“Because the Scottish public sector is larger, we need to see it fully covered,” she added.

“We will urgently seek clarity on this.”

Around 600,000 people are employed in Scotland’s public sector, representing 22% of the total workforce – compared to around 17% in Britain as a whole.

That has fueled concerns at Holyrood that Scotland could be left wanting if the compensation for the increase in national insurance is not proportionate to the public sector.

Earlier, Reeves was asked about concerns that the tax rise could cost the Scottish Government £500 million.