Devo Plus was a cross-party and non-party grouping which was set up in 2012 by

Reform Scotland Reform Scotland is a Scottish think tank based in Edinburgh. Established in 2008, Reform Scotland is the successor to think tank Policy Institute (1999–2008). Reform Scotland is a company limited by guarantee (No SC336414) and a Scottish cha ...

to promote the idea of the Scottish Parliament, as far as possible, raising the money it spends, and its objective is to see the creation of a system which allows for this to happen. In the plans set out by Reform Scotland the Scottish Parliament would take control of most taxes, with the exceptions of

VAT A value-added tax (VAT), known in some countries as a goods and services tax (GST), is a type of tax that is assessed incrementally. It is levied on the price of a product or service at each stage of production, distribution, or sale to the en ...

and

National Insurance National Insurance (NI) is a fundamental component of the welfare state in the United Kingdom. It acts as a form of social security, since payment of NI contributions establishes entitlement to certain state benefits for workers and their fami ...

, to raise the income necessary to meet the Scottish Parliament's expenditure responsibilities.

Westminster Westminster is an area of Central London, part of the wider City of Westminster. The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, B ...

would continue to raise the money it spends in Scotland through VAT and NI. The group was led by former Lib Dem MSP

Jeremy Purvis Jeremy Purvis, Baron Purvis of Tweed (born 15 January 1974) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale from 2003 to 2011. In August 2013 it was announce ...

and chaired by Reform Scotland chairman Ben Thomson. Members of the group included Conservative MSP Alex Fergusson, Lib Dem MSP

Tavish Scott Tavish Hamilton Scott (born 6 May 1966) is a former Scottish politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Shetland from 1999 to 2019, and Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats from 2008 to 2011. He stepped down as Lead ...

and Labour MSP

Duncan McNeil Duncan McNeil (born 7 September 1950) is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency from 1999 until 2016. Career Born in Greenock, McNeil worked as a boil ...

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