A Living Wage, Green Party debate, 29 April 2010.wmv

Motion being debated:
S3M-06216 Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Scottish Green Party): Living Wage— That the Parliament recognises that unacceptable levels of poverty and income inequality continue to blight Scotland; notes that the income of the richest 10% of people in Scotland is approximately the same as the total income of the poorest 50%; further notes that, among working-age adults, in-work poverty is still on the increase; believes that a more equal society would be a happier, healthier, safer and greener society and that this must become a core objective of government at all levels, and therefore calls on the UK Government to commit to the immediate introduction of a living wage for all, set at £7 per hour, and on Scottish ministers to bring in this living wage for all public sector workers and employees of public sector contractors and for this change to be funded by tackling high pay in the public sector and by fairer taxation on both high pay and financial transactions.


Supported by: Robin Harper

Lodged on Tuesday, April 27, 2010; taken in the Chamber on Thursday, April 29, 2010

COPYRIGHT: SPCB 2010

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