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Former health secretary Alex Neil has said a separate "health tax" should be introduced in Scotland to pay for essential improvements to the NHS.
The proposal was one of the recommendations in a 10-point plan outlined by the SNP MSP.
Mr Neil said the plan for a tax specifically for the NHS was "deeply controversial but cannot be ignored".
The Scottish government said it had no plans to introduce a "hypothecated health tax."
Mr Neil said powers should be transferred to Holyrood to allow the Scottish government to introduce the levy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39479388
The proposal was one of the recommendations in a 10-point plan outlined by the SNP MSP.
Mr Neil said the plan for a tax specifically for the NHS was "deeply controversial but cannot be ignored".
The Scottish government said it had no plans to introduce a "hypothecated health tax."
Mr Neil said powers should be transferred to Holyrood to allow the Scottish government to introduce the levy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39479388