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A HIGHER minimum wage and higher pensions are the top priorities for Scottish voters, a poll revealed yesterday.
The Ipsos Mori research for BBC Scotland asked participants to rank policies on a scale from one — it should never be implemented — to 10 — it is very important and should be put in place quickly.
Increasing the minimum wage for people aged 21 and over from £6.50 to £7.85 per hour was ranked the highest, with an average score of 8.2.
A guarantee that pensions would rise over the next five years was a close second with a mean score of 7.9.
Other popular policies included stopping energy companies from increasing prices for 20 months (7.7), introducing a tax on homes worth over £2 million (7.4) and raising the top rate of tax to 50p in the pound for those earning over £150,000 a year (7.2).
Ipsos Mori surveyed 1,042 Scottish adults between March 19 and 25.
