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Originally Posted by Itshim
As I understand it Scotland "spends" more money than the taxes raise in it. So as I see it that is a net cost.
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You understand wrong, of course the Daily Heil is never the best source for unbiased opinions. Probably a little more balanced opinion from the
BBC.
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Put it another way: Scotland provided 9.4% of total UK revenues and got 'only' 9.2% of UK public spending in return.
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Of course its not just a simple exercise, oil revenues can't be split evenly, defence spending isn't a clear cut number and the lower population density will always mean more spending per head on infrastructure projects.