The figures I quoted came from the
Scottish Government.
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Scotland’s net fiscal balance has improved for the third year in a row, according to statistics announced today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician.
Net Fiscal Balance 2018-19
This is the difference between total revenue and total public sector expenditure including capital investment. The net fiscal balance:
- Including an illustrative geographic share of North Sea revenue, was a deficit of £12.6 billion (7.0% of GDP).
- Excluding North Sea revenue, was a deficit of £14.1 billion (8.5% of GDP).
- For the UK, was a deficit of £23.5 billion (1.1% of GDP).
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If they was something that fundamentally wrong with the calculations, why didn't those Scots Blair, Brown, and Darling do something about it?
RBS was an example of a Scottish Financial institution, and without access to England would never have got anywhere in the first place. Not every country in the world can be a major international finance hub.
HS2 and Crossrail are not just a way of spending money, they are essential because of the heavy demand in those areas.
Scotland has its own
infrastructure projects, decided by the Scots(ie SNP).
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Infrastructure investment
Infrastructure in Scotland is funded by user charges, regulatory regimes, private sector, UK Government and local authorities as well as central Scottish Government funds.
Our current infrastructure investment programme includes record investment in improving road and rail infrastructure, which is creating jobs, helping businesses, and supporting sustainable economic growth across Scotland.
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Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) is a means of funding public sector investment in infrastructure which is judged to be necessary for regeneration but which may be otherwise unaffordable to local authorities.
How TIF works
TIF uses future additional revenue gains from taxes to finance the borrowing required to fund public infrastructure improvements, which will in turn create those revenue gains.
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In what ways does the UK government(even under Labour) act in a way to disadvantage Scotland, but somehow give England an advantage?
England faces the constant possibility of being ruled over by Labour and the SNP, even if England voted Conservative. Eg Education and Health could be ruled over by Labour. You could even have the crazy situation where a devolved department(eg Education) was headed by a Scottish MP, perhaps even a SNP one. There is no English devolved government to take control of devolved issues. What other country on the planet would be allowed to get away with that perverse situation.