Left-wing alliance Rise wants to challenge the SNP through its radical manifesto.

Rise - which stands for respect, independence, socialism and environmentalism - has put forward a policy programme which deals with topics ranging from tax to fighting sexism.

This is the first election which the party will be contesting.

There was some confusion on Tuesday at the launch of the manifesto.

The party's manifesto states that the 40p income tax rate starts at £32,000 when it will in fact begin at £43,300 when the tax is devolved to Holyrood in April, 2017.

Meanwhile the manifesto also outlines that the party's 60p top rate of income tax would generate an additional £140m while Colin Fox, the party's lead Lothian candidate, told STV News that it would raise £342m.

Income tax rates and thresholds:

The party also propose replacing the council tax with an income based tax.

Rise claim that this new tax would generate £4bn per year.

The manifesto calls for a £1 per bottle tax on whisky.

Currently whisky is taxed through excise duty and is not devolved to the Scottish Parliament. A 70cl bottle of whisky which costs £10.85 is currently liable for £6.66 in excise duty, according to the Scotch Whisky Association.

Rise organiser Jonathon Shafi explained at the launch that "it is not something we can immediately do" but it is an issue which the party will campaign on over the lifetime of the next parliament.

The party favours reform of land ownership.

Rise want to create 100,000 green jobs over the next ten to 15 years.

The left-wing alliance believe that the devolved settlement on welfare will "prove unworkable" in the long term.

Full-time carers would receive £200 per week.

The manifesto states that the proposed Living Income for Carers would be partly funded through the whisky tax, which cannot be introduced currently.

The party supports a second referendum on independence.

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