GERS
Common Weal analysis of GERS 2016-2017 reveals economic opportunities of independence
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Assessment report
Date published:
An independent Scotland could be better off to the tune of at least £7.5 billion in comparison to the figures in the 2017 GERS paper effectively cutting the deficit by over half. The very act of Scottish Independence would boost tax revenue by at least £7.5 billion per year.
New GERS data fundamentally makes the case for Scottish Independence
Author / Creator: MacIntyre-Kemp, Gordon
Media type: business network website article
Date published: August 2021
It is clear that Scotland being an economic region of the UK is what is holding Scotland back from reaching that economic potential. The author sets out what the latest GERS figures represent and how they can be misleading in terms of Scotland's capabilities as an independent nation.