Tory sums do not add up

Sir, - Ruth Davidson yet again seems confused in terms of what level of immigration she seeks for Scotland.

According to Ms Davidson, Scotland is “unattractive” to immigrants coming to the UK due to the fact that it is somehow the highest taxed part of the UK.

However, it is quite incredible that those in the past looking to come to Scotland have been

put off by an income tax change that has just come into force.

Indeed, it should be noted than any income tax increase is eclipsed by council tax and water charges that are considerably lower in Scotland than the rest of the UK.

Ms Davidson’s solution to boost immigration to Scotland is, bizarrely, to reduce the UK net migration target to less than 100,000 a year through cutting immigration.

As current net migration is around 248,000, the impact of Ms Davidson’s proposal would clearly reduce the number coming to Scotland even further, unless of course, what she is saying is that she wants a wildly disproportionate number of the 100,000 immigrants to come to Scotland.

If the latter is the case she should do the honest thing and admit this.

With an ageing population, Scotland needs more, not less immigrants, and like many other Tory proposals Ms Davidson’s sums simply do not add up. Alex Orr. 77 Leamington Terrace, Edinburgh.