Nicola Sturgeon has said she will continue to campaign for Scottish independence following the Chancellor's budget cuts - but would not say what impact taking full control of Scotland's resources would have on the economy.

The First Minister accused the Tories of "rank hypocrisy" when they asked how much the SNP's post-referendum preference for full fiscal autonomy would cost Scotland.

SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson, convener of Holyrood's Finance Committee, accused the Tories of "contempt for Scottish democracy" by cutting the budget of "an unwilling Scotland" who handed them their lowest share of the vote in 150 years.

Speaking at First Minister's Questions, Ms Sturgeon said the Autumn Statement will see funding for day-to-day services in Scotland cut by almost 6% over the next four years, amounting to £1.5 billion in real terms.

Conservative enterprise spokesman Murdo Fraser said: "Can the First Minister tell us what level of budget cuts would we now be facing had we followed the SNP's policy of full fiscal autonomy?"

Ms Sturgeon said: "What can you say to that?

"The hypocrisy really knows no bounds.

"Can I just remind the chamber of what Murdo Fraser and all his colleagues and the Tories on the Labour benches said before the referendum: 'We had to vote No to protect welfare.'

"Now, £12 billion has been cut from the welfare budget.

"We had to 'vote No to protect Scotland's budget'.

"Yesterday, 6% real terms cuts to the Scottish revenue budget for the remainder of this decade.

"I will continue to make the case that it is better to control our own resources with independence than it ever will be to leave our resources in the hands of Murdo Fraser and his colleagues."

She pledged to outline measures to mitigate UK Government cuts to welfare in her spending review in three weeks, and seek a mandate for further measures in the SNP manifesto for next year.

Mr Gibson said: "Last year the Tories obtained the lowest share of the vote in Scotland since 1865.

"It makes no economic sense for the Tories to impose further austerity cuts on an unwilling Scotland.

"It will only damage this parliament's ability to grow our economy and deliver services and also shows their contempt for Scottish democracy."