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Overwhelming numbers of Scots support tax hikes to boost schools and the NHS while also backing the redistribution of income from the rich to the poor, an official study suggests.

Sixty-four per cent of respondents to the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey said that they wanted increased levels of taxation and spending

The latest annual Scottish Social Attitudes Survey shows that a majority of residents take a left-leaning attitude towards taxation and government spending.

People were asked if they believed that the state should spend less on health, education and benefits, maintain current spending levels or raise taxes to increase funding.

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