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Call for graduate tax to help maintain university funding

Graduates of Scottish universities should pay a dedicated tax throughout their working lives to help fund higher education, a leading figure in the sector said yesterday.

Bernard King, the 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.