Thread: Will Scotland Leave the UK?
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Old 29-06-2022, 07:44   #4200
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Re: Will Scotland Leave the UK?
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Originally Posted by Mad Max View Post
Prescriptions have been free of any charges in Scotland for years, why would independence change that?
Because an independent Scottish Government would not be able to afford such generosity. Remember that quite apart from the full cost of government that it would have to bear, there would no longer be the strength of the British economy or the Barnett formula to rely on anymore. Added to that, oil revenues will decline over the coming three decades as green energy takes over.

There is also the share of the Covid debt they would have to pay back and the trade consequences of a border between Scotland and England.

There are too many negatives and no economic positives.
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