People are overtaxed and overburdened.

Under the SNP, Scottish taxpayers have been placed under the heaviest tax burden in the UK, while families and businesses are squeezed by rising bills, weak growth and punishing energy costs.

Across Scotland, people are doing everything right and still finding it harder to get ahead. More of their wages disappear in tax. More of the family budget goes on essentials. More businesses are being asked to carry heavier costs while growth flatlines.

That is the burden of SNP rule. After years in power, they have created a system where aspiration is penalised, enterprise is discouraged, and ordinary taxpayers are expected to carry ever more weight.

Reform’s 2026 Scottish manifesto sets out a different path. If Reform wins in Holyrood, we will act to reduce the pressure on workers, families and employers by cutting taxes, backing growth and taking a common sense approach to energy.

What Reform will do

• Scrap Scotland’s six income tax bands and restore a simpler system aligned with the rest of the UK.
• Cut Scottish income tax so working people keep more of what they earn.
• Remove punitive marginal rate traps that punish ambition and make overtime, promotion and success less worthwhile.
• Reduce the burden on enterprise by reforming taxes that hold back investment, jobs and local growth.
• Tackle energy costs by backing affordable, reliable domestic energy so bills come down for households and businesses.

Lower taxes mean more money in people’s pockets. That means more room to cover the weekly shop, heating, fuel, rent or mortgage. It means working families keep more of the money they earn instead of handing ever more of it over to a failing political class.

Lower costs for business matter too. Scotland cannot grow if employers, shop owners, tradespeople, investors and skilled workers are taxed and burdened harder than elsewhere in the UK. Reform will back enterprise, reward effort and make Scotland a place that attracts growth instead of driving it away.

Energy is central to all of this. High energy costs feed directly into household bills and business overheads. Reform will pursue an energy policy based on affordability, security and economic realism, because cheaper energy means lower bills, stronger industry and a more competitive Scotland.

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The choice on May 7

The SNP has had years to justify higher taxes and heavier burdens. The result has been weaker growth, higher pressure and less reward for hard work. Reform offers a different approach, cut taxes, support families, back business and bring down the costs that are hitting Scotland hardest.

If you are tired of paying more and getting less, vote for change.