Graduates of Scottish universities should pay a dedicated tax throughout their working lives to help fund higher education, suggests Bernard King.   

Bernard King, is new convener of Universities Scotland, which represents university principals, said the tax would help maintain competitiveness in the face of tight public finances and any rise in top-up fees in England.  The call comes as Scottish universities are increasingly concerned about whether the existing level of public funding can be maintained in the current spending squeeze.

Read the full article from the Herald which was published on the 10th February 2010.