What effect would scottish independence have on the UK tree industry?

[ballibeg]

the treasury

 

Again the facts are being smudged.

 

' Over the years, this public spending premium has pretty much made up for Scotland not getting the lion’s share of oil and gas revenues, according to*Professor Brian Ashcroft*of the University of Strathclyde.

 

He looked at tax receipts and spending from 1980 to 2012. Over 32 years, Scotland had paid in £1,425bn in tax receipts, including a geographic share of oil revenues. Public spending in and for Scotland was £15bn more at £1,440bn.'

 

Source channel 4 Fact Check

http://blogs.channel4.com/factcheck/factcheck-oil-debt-decide-scotlands-future/15852

 

Dave

[ballibeg]

So in the last 22 years even with oil and gas taxes counted as 'scottish' we still got £15 BILLION more than we put in.

 

Dave

[woody3]

So in the last 22 years even with oil and gas taxes counted as 'scottish' we still got £15 BILLION more than we put in.

 

Dave

 

looks like it:laugh1:

 

latest gdp figures for scotland is £20571 per head

 

to get a figure of £11079, we must be all paying 50%tax?

[Marko]

Does anyone know much about the politicians you will be voting for after independence?

 

Do they seem an honest bunch with Scotland and it's people at their heart?

Or, will you get some that are only out for themselves?

 

I didn't know there was a choice. I think the news yesterday just about sums up what the average punter thinks about the present state of politics. Long live the Bus Pass Elvis Party!

 

BBC News - Bus Pass Elvis Party beats Lib Dems in election

[ArthurBottlesworth]

So in the last 22 years even with oil and gas taxes counted as 'scottish' we still got £15 BILLION more than we put in.

 

Dave

 

You have to wonder what the "admin charges" were on that lot.....

 

25%?

[ballibeg]

Today's paper.

 

' Analysts at Citigroup, America’s third-largest lender, have said that if Scotland was deprived of a formal currency union, it would qualify for only a single-A credit rating — two notches lower than the “gold-plated” grade given to the UK by S&P. Other countries with a single-A rating include Botswana and Trinidad & Tobago.'

[woody3]

if they dont get a formal agreement over the pound, legally they would become a banana republic in which banks etc can not operate

 

that would only leave the euro

 

all new eu members have to take the euro, and scotland is not a eu member at the moment.spain has already stated that they would not allow membership

 

what madalex says dont add up?

[slasherscot]

looks like it:laugh1:

 

latest gdp figures for scotland is £20571 per head

 

to get a figure of £11079, we must be all paying 50%tax?

 

it is total tax coming scotland divide by the population

[slasherscot]

if they dont get a formal agreement over the pound, legally they would become a banana republic in which banks etc can not operate

 

that would only leave the euro

 

all new eu members have to take the euro, and scotland is not a eu member at the moment.spain has already stated that they would not allow membership

 

what madalex says dont add up?

 

scotland can use the pound and theres nothing you can do about it

 

as for spain they have their own agenda, given that some regions of spain want independence

[woody3]

it is total tax coming scotland divide by the population

 

still no link to say how that figure was established:confused1: