SCOTTISH Labour has slammed the SNP for hiking taxes on workers while arguing “oil and gas giants should pay less.”

The attack came ahead of Scotland’s new income tax rates, including the introduction of a new 45 per cent “advanced” rate for those paid between £75,001 and £125,140, coming into force on Saturday.

There are now six tax bands — ranging through starter, basic, intermediate, advanced, and top — with the only top rate for those paid over £125,140 seeing any rise as it moves from 47 to 48 per cent.