Scotland To Control Income Tax And Welfare Spending In Far-Reaching Reforms

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 27: (L-R) Prof Adam Tomkins, Scottish Conservatives, Maggie Chapman, Scottish Green Party, Michael Moore, Secretary of State for Scotland, Iain Gray, Scottish Labour, John Sweeney, Deputy First Minister, Lord Smith, Chair of Commission, Annabelle Goldie, Scottish Conservatives, Patrick Harvie, Scottish Green Party, Tavish Scott, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Greg McClymont , Labour Party and Linda Fabiani, SNP, pose as Lord Smith presents the recommendations of The Smith Commission at the National Museum of Scotland on November 27, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Lord Smith, announced that the Scottish Parliament should have the power to set income tax rates and bands, he also said that a share of VAT should be distributed to parliament and air passenger duty fully devolved. (Photo by Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)