Thread: Will Scotland Leave the UK?
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Old 14-10-2020, 20:29   #3437
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Re: Will Scotland Leave the UK?
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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
Scottish tax receipts are unknown. GERS gets discredited every year as an estimate. An estimate that relies on HMRC apportioning tax receipts to Scotland in a way that's simply impossible to calculate accurately. VAT for one.

Neither does it reflect the ability of Scotland to vary it's tax receipts. Maybe something like Sweden - raising public expenditure to 50% of GDP, raising some taxes to support it and having a happier society overall. High levels of public trust between Government and the people. A healthcare system that wouldn't readily be overwhelmed by Covid. It could really be something to aspire to...
Well those Scots, Blair Brown, and Darling were happy with it.
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