Scotland contributes £14.2bn more tax to the UK economy

Primary Author or Creator:
Bradley Post
Publisher:
Scottish Business News
Alternative Published Date
2024
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Report
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Scottish people and Scottish businesses are contributing more almost across the board, government-backed public corporations have seen a reduction in the level of tax contributed to the economy. 

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Bradley Post, MD of RIFT, commented:

“Scotland’s economic contribution to the UK stretches far beyond North Sea Oil and, in fact, there has been significant increases across many areas of the Scottish economy in the last decade. 

So while the topic of Scottish independence may be a contentious one, there are over fourteen billion reasons why the UK should be happy that Scotland remains a part of it today.”

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English