Scotland's economy
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A key argument for independence is that economic alignment with the UK is no longer applicable. The weaker the alignment with the UK economic model, the greater the opportunity to “do things differently”, but the greater the short-term risk and upheaval.
Full answer here: Economic alignment with UK
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The Barnet formula is used to calculate how much money Scotland receives each year from the UK Treasury. It calculates devolved budgets. It uses the previous year’s budget and adjusts based on increases or decreases in comparable spending per person in England. Parts of the resulting sum are with held for non-devolved expenditure. Other areas of government have only a portion of their expenditure allocated by the formula.
Full answer here: The Barnett formula
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No, England does not subsidise Scotland. When the UK debt repayments are removed from GERS, it shows Scotland has a surplus. The UK Government has diverted Scotland’s wealth to the UK Treasury to pay off its debts. Thus it creates 100% of Scotland’s supposed debts and 100% of its phoney deficit.
Full answer here: England does not subsidise Scotland
The costs of Brexit for the Scottish and UK economies so far
Author / Creator: Samuel MacKinnon
Media type: Briefing Paper
Date published: 2019
We estimate the cost of Brexit to Scotland’s economy so far [2019] to have been £3.4 billion.
Brexit three years on – still an unmitigated disaster for Scotland
Author / Creator: Ross Mcalinden
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
"It has now been... three years since the UK left the EU in direct conflict with the stated democratic will of the Scottish people."
An independent Scotland: what would be the options for economic success
Author / Creator: MICHELLE KILFOYLE
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
An independent Scotland's economic prospects rest on the outcome of tough choices about currency, public finances and membership of the European Union.
Revealed: The ACCOUNTING TRICK that Hides Scotland’s Wealth
Author / Creator: Gordon Mackintire-Kemp
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
For generations, the people of Scotland have been fed a negative narrative on Scotland’s economy. ... This narrative is fundamentally untrue. There is simply no evidence to support it whatsoever.
How much do you know about Scotland's economy?
Author / Creator: Business for Scotland
Media type: Quiz
Date published: 2022
Take the Scotland the Brief Quiz
https://www.businessforscotland.com/take-the-scotland-the-brief-quiz/
How much do you know about Scotland's economy?
Author / Creator: Business for Scotland
Media type: Quiz
Date published: 2022
Take the Scotland the Brief Quiz
Scotland the Brief
Author / Creator: Business for Scotland
Media type: book
Date published: 2021
Scotland the Brief summarises an in-depth investigation into the breadth, structure and quality of Scotland’s economy.
New Gross National Income figures for Scotland
Author / Creator: Graeme Roy
Media type: Consultancy report
Date published: January 2019
The Scottish Government estimates that 94.5% of its GDP stays in Scotland.
How to future-proof Scotland's economy. Open Minds on Independence #15
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: News Media
Date published:
Rapidly growing new and high-tech industries are also driving Scotland’s economy which is actually more diverse than the rest of the UK. Three areas are of particular importance: Life sciences, digital industries, and space industry.
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.