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Ewan Anderson Ritchie 4h They keep saying on the news that people earning over 28,000 pay more tax in Scotland than in England. So I did a quick comparison on money saving expert income tax calculator. If you earn £33,500 in England you would get £2,303 in take home pay per month. If you earn the same in Scotland you would get £2,299 in take home pay. A grand difference of £4 per month. For that £4 you get 4 years of free university or college tuition, free prescriptions, free personal care, a bus pass if you are over 65 or under 22. You get better performing A&E's than England and more teachers per pupil, better paid teachers, doctors and nurses. You get a nationalised rail company with no peak fares. You get the Scottish Child Payment of £25 per week per child. You get a baby box. You get 1140 hours of free early learning an childcare once your child is 3 years old (due to be expanded to 2 year olds soon). You also get the lowest council tax in the UK which would cost you on average £700 more per year per household if you were in England. That is a well spent £4 per month in my book.