The SNP, which commissioned the analysis, said young people were being forced into 'obscene levels of debt' as it criticised Labour for dropping its pledge to scrap tuition fees.
Scottish and EU students in Scotland do not have to pay for their studies, the costs are covered by the Student Awards Agency Scotland for those who are eligible.Advertisement
Sir Keir Starmer had previously pledged to scrap tuition fees during his campaign for the Labour leadership but has since"We are likely to move on from that commitment because we do find ourselves in a different financial situation," he told the BBC in May.
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