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Originally Posted by nomadking
That implies England is being hampered with higher corporation tax. 
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You are making the false assumption that how an SNP MP, in London, would act is the same as an MSP in an independent Scotland. The comparative advantages (and disadvantages) would be a consideration in an independent Scotland. For the UK I'd only imagine the Barnett consequential were of consideration - a situation I'd agree as unfair and propose to resolve by removing Scotland from the UK.
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
"entirely speculative" is a poor description of Nomad's suppositions, which are obvious to most. Here is some data for you to consider:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/go...%20expenditure.
1. £56 billion gross tax type income (excl. North Sea pittance)
2. £75 billion public expenditure
3. £25 billion Barnett Grant
So you speculate, where's the £25 billion going to come from in a "liberated" Scotland? No manipulation/reform of the tax system there will yield that sum?
Come on - you've got a credibility gap to cross.
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Phew.
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These figures all rely on apprortioning a percentage of 'reserved' spending to Scotland and a proportion of the UK national debt (spiralling) to Scotland. Yet don't allow Scotland to independantly make decisions to resolve the debt issue. Year on year the figures aggregate to the extent they become pointless.