Almost half of Scots feel they are not getting value for money for their higher tax contributions, new research has found.
Since 2017, the Scottish Government has had the power to set its own income tax rates, and now has six separate bands compared to the three in the rest of the UK.
And from April, Scots earning more than £30,318 will be paying more income tax than they would if they lived is a different part of the UK.
The poll, The Times reports, found 49% of respondents did not feel their higher tax bill was value for money, while less than a third, 32%, said they felt the additional tax was contributing positively to public services.
The pole, carried out by Survation on behalf of True North, found 66% of Scots supported the Scottish government's Budget indication that there would be no further income tax hikes this parliamentary term.
The Scottish government insists its tax policies are “progressive” and says the additional money funds public services and actually result in the majority of taxpayers ending up with a smaller bill.
The tax saving, according to The Chartered Institute of Taxation, equates to around 54p per week for those on salaries of less than £30,000.