Fury as SNP to hit drivers in Glasgow with new tax for parking outside their workplace | Politics | News
Humsa Yousaf has sparked outrage as Glasgow drivers are set to be charged hundreds of pounds for parking at work under a new SNP scheme. Scotland’s largest city is pushing ahead with the Scottish National Party’s Workplace Parking Levy (WPL) which could see thousands of workers who drive to their place of work charged up to £650 per year. The SNP-Green Party alliance in Holyrood gave local authorities north of the border the power to impose a tax on any company or organisation which has staff parking spaces. NHS premises, disabled spaces, hospices and GP surgeries aren’t included in the scheme, but care homes, offices, hotels and schools are, meaning the WPL will hit a sizeable swathe of the city’s workforce. Scottish Conservative transport spokesman Graham Simpson told the Scottish Daily Express: “Once again, SNP-run Glasgow City Council are choosing to hammer motorists and businesses in the city. Bashing workers is not the answer.” He added: “Many of them – particularly modestly paid hospitality staff – depend on a car because of their unsociable hours. …