Politicians voice fury over Scottish budget leak to BBC

After the BBC broke the news that higher rate taxpayers were likely to be asked to pay more after the budget, there were points of order made in the debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament.

Opposition politicians objected, saying that major government announcements should be made first to the chamber and not to the media. They expressed dismay that details about the tax changes were on the BBC website and demanded an investigation into the leak.

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