Greens have criticised core SNP policies in their formal campaign for independence.

The Nationalists should not be allowed to cut corporation tax and keep Scotland in Nato without a fresh mandate at the next election, the party said.

The difference in approach was underlined in a "Green Yes" document, unveiled in Edinburgh by party leaders.

Accepting that the SNP would lead negotiations after a vote for independence next year, it adds: "They must recognise that as yet they have no mandate for their policies in reserved areas.

"From Nato membership to the level of corporation tax, they should not lock Scotland in to their preferred policies, unless the Scottish people give them a mandate to do so in 2016."

Oil should be left untapped and new deep-water drilling should be opposed, the Green party says.

A future constitution should call an end to the monarchy, the party proposes.

The SNP's desire to keep sterling should not be the only option on the table. The Green party wants the Scottish Government to look into a plan B, including a Scottish currency.

Greens, who are members of Yes Scotland along with the SNP, also set out their distinct vision for the country.

People should be given a "citizens income", guaranteeing a wage for everyone regardless of what they do. Although no figure is contained in the document, the audience at the launch was told it could be as much as £15,000.

"A host of other possibilities open up in other reserved areas, from a more enlightened approach to recreational drugs, to the reversal of the damaging liberalisation of gambling which has expanded the use of deeply exploitative practices; from stronger consumer protection to making Scotland a global centre for conciliation and conflict resolution," the document adds.

"Independence is only the beginning of the journey, and the people of Scotland will decide the path."

Patrick Harvie MSP, co-convener of the Scottish Greens, said: "The debate which Scotland has embarked upon is about far more than whether decisions should be made at Westminster or Holyrood. We have the opportunity to ask ourselves what kind of country we want to live in, what kind of society we want to build and what kind of economy we want to run.

"Scotland has the opportunity to take control of its future and build a political culture that's capable of change. Scottish Greens will reach out to undecided voters and make the case for choosing a better future."

A Better Together spokesman said: "Alex Salmond's White Paper has already been dismissed by the Greens as a one-party wishlist before the ink is even dry.

"It is clear that the Yes coalition is falling apart.

"After today the Yes campaign can no longer assert that we can keep the pound, remain in Nato or all of the other things the SNP regularly claim. They should update their campaign material to make clear these divisions immediately.

"Whether it's on currency, Nato or corporation tax, the Greens are turning their back on the SNP."

Conservative deputy leader Jackson Carlaw said: "This crackpot charter for a separate Scotland exposes the sheer madness that besets the Yes campaign. It's quite alarming how one set of policies could erode so many jobs.

"The Greens have gone from a respected party with environmental concerns to a party even more discredited than wacky elements of the SNP.

He claimed: "The UK Government's tough decisions are popular in Scotland because people realise they are necessary for a prosperous future and reward for hard work. It seems the Green party wants the complete opposite of that."

A spokesman for Yes Scotland said: "The campaign for a Yes vote includes people who support different political parties and none, just as the No campaign encompasses different parties with different policies.

"The Scottish Greens are an important part of the Yes movement and their launch of Green Yes today is a welcome and significant development. As the Greens made very clear at their launch, 'the SNP Government's White Paper on independence is the starting point'.

"That there is a diversity of opinion about the future within Yes Scotland, and indeed in Better Together, is obvious and people will decide at elections in 2016 and thereafter which policies to vote for in an independent Scotland."

An SNP spokesman said: "The No campaign comments are ridiculous.

"Labour, the Tories and Lib Dems all have different currency policies for the UK. For example, the Lib Dems still favour euro membership and Labour don't rule it out.

"The Scottish Government White Paper will set out what Scotland will look like when we become independent. For example, a member of the EU and Nato, the Queen as our head of state and the pound our currency.

"Obviously each political party - SNP, Labour, Greens, Tory and Lib Dems - will bring forward their policies in the 2016 election and beyond, seeking the mandate of the people.

"But we can only decide policy for tax, welfare and defence to make Scotland a wealthier and fairer society if we achieve a Yes vote in the referendum. Otherwise, Westminster will continue to impose these policies on Scotland."