tax revenue

The truth about the annual GERS figures.

Author / Creator: The National

Media type: News Media

Date published:

There is no set of official accounts that tells us how an independent Scotland’s economy would fare, nor what its finances would look like. 


Taxing an independent Scotland

Author / Creator: Stuart Adam

Media type: Assessment report

Date published: 2014

If Scotland were to become independent it would gain considerably more control over its tax system. It could better match the income distribution differences between England and Scotland.


Policies for an independent Scotland? Putting the Independence White Paper in its fiscal context

Author / Creator: David Phillips

Media type: Assessment report

Date published: 2014

A conservative anslysis of prospects for taxation in an independent Scotland.


Fighting for Tax Jobs, Fighting For Justice: A Workers’ Alternative

Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell

Media type: consultation response

Date published:

The economic impact of HMRC’s plans to close departments around Scotland and establish two regional offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh will cause the loss of over 2,300 jobs and a negative impact on GDP of £89 million.