Public Debt
The truth about the annual GERS figures.
Author / Creator: The National
Media type: News Media
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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.
How is Scotland in debt if it can't borrow?
Author / Creator: The National
Media type: News Media
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The accounts don’t suggest Scotland is in debt at all. People just don't understand how to analyse the UK Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland report (GERS).
How Scotland’s been tricked into thinking it’s too poor.
Author / Creator: The National
Media type: News Media
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A poll for Prospect Scotland found that 75% of Scottish voters would vote for independence if they felt that the economic plan for an independent Scotland meant we would be better off.