The Scottish National Party’s 670-page White Paper on independence, which also includes proposals on topics such as defence, benefits, tax and pensions, pledges 30 hours of childcare a week in term time for three- and four-year-olds as well as vulnerable two-year-olds. This is equal to the amount of time a child spends at primary school.
The proposals will benefit 240,000 children and create more than 35,000 jobs, Mr Salmond claimed. These new jobs would allow many women to return to work, leading to increased tax revenues and savings from reduced benefits which would, in an independent Scotland, remain in the country rather than going to Westminster, and therefore help to finance the plans.
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