Scottish Debt
Answer:
No. The devolved Scotland government is not allowed deficit spending or to borrow. Any supposed deficit is an allocated proportion of the UK debt, according to population.
Full answer here: Does Scotland have a Deficit?
Answer:
Setting up an independent Scotland is estimated to be about £25 billion, £15 billion of which comes Scotland's share of UK assets. The remaining £10 billion is a one-off cost.
Full answer here: How to pay for becoming independent
Answer:
The set up costs are estimated at £25 billion of which £15 billion as a share of assets being transferred. The continuing financial position is dependent on the strength of the economy.
Full answer here: Funding Scottish independence
How much debt does Scotland owe on Independence.
Author / Creator: Richard Murphy
Media type: Video
Date published: 2020
England will owe Scotland money upon independence.
What are the cost implications of setting up an independent Scotland?
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Briefing paper
Date published: 2021
Initial debts will be a matter of negotiation with the UK government. The set up costs are estimated at £25 billion of which £15 billion will be offset as a share of assets being transferred.
Response to latest [2020/1] Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) estimates
Author / Creator: David Phillips
Media type: Assessment report
Date published:
The large debts shown by the 2020/1 GERS are temporary and not structural. They do not indicate that Scotland cannot afford to be inedpendent.
Beyond GERS: Scotland’s fiscal position post-independence
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: 2017
GERS (Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland) is not a good guide to the position of Scotland post independence.