Labour leader Ed Miliband has claimed people across the UK would be worse off if Scotland was independent.
He claimed the country as a whole would suffer if its constituent parts started competing with each other to lower taxes for the rich which would lead to lower wages or living standards for everyone else.
Mr Miliband was speaking ahead of a meeting of his shadow cabinet in Glasgow today as part of efforts to make the positive case for the union.
The SNP said the Labour leader must take the opportunity to confirm his party’s support for the Barnett funding formula and explain its failure to offer substantial new powers to the Scottish Parliament.
Glasgow MSP Sandra White said Labour’s First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones has said he expects the party’s 2015 election manifesto to commit to scrapping the formula, which she claims would see Scotland’s budget cut by £4billion in the event of a No vote. Speaking last night, Mr Miliband said: “I care deeply about the decision people across Scotland will make.
“I want to rebuild our country in the cause of social justice, make the changes needed to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, and create a more successful economy that works for hardworking people here in Scotland and the UK.
“If Scotland was to separate from the rest of the UK, our country would be in a race to the bottom with the nationalists competing on lower tax rates for the top and lower wages or living standards for everyone else.”
But Ms White insisted a No vote meant Scotland, which was already suffering from the UK Government’s austerity agenda, faced more budget cuts in the future.
“With a Yes vote we can avoid any further cuts to Scotland’s budget and will have all the powers we need to make it a fairer, more prosperous country,” she added.