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Runaway deficit figures , probably all that free healthcare and bus passes
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Originally Posted by Uncle Creepy
(Post 11928373)
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What were you saying about checking facts? :lol1: This highlights a couple of things. First, you don't know what you're talking about. Second, you're gullible and believe the headlines. Typical traits of most of the clueless, desperate remoaners on here. Now go away and research the difference between debt and deficit! :thumb: |
Originally Posted by Tidgy
(Post 11928255)
the biggest difference is scotland is a net gainer from the uk, the uk is a net looser from the EU.
Scotlands books when you go look at the are extremely bad reading, they have ore debt than greece does :o EU wont let scotland in so they will default In fairness, everywhere aside from the City of London is a net gainer from the UK, so basically everywhere that voted to leave the EU is, technically, also "subsidised". |
Originally Posted by Devildog
(Post 11928891)
Until 5 years ago, Scotland was a net contributor to the UK (and had been since the oil started flowing) Price drops of course changed all that. Scotland does, however, contribute more in tax than England, Wales or Northern Ireland do per head of population. So its not quite as simple as saying "Scotland is a net gainer" as the poeple themselves contribute more than those in the other UK countries.
In fairness, everywhere aside from the City of London is a net gainer from the UK, so basically everywhere that voted to leave the EU is, technically, also "subsidised". http://www.crystolenergy.com/wp-cont...Gas-Fields.jpg |
Originally Posted by Devildog
(Post 11928891)
Until 5 years ago, Scotland was a net contributor to the UK (and had been since the oil started flowing) Price drops of course changed all that. Scotland does, however, contribute more in tax than England, Wales or Northern Ireland do per head of population. So its not quite as simple as saying "Scotland is a net gainer" as the poeple themselves contribute more than those in the other UK countries.
In fairness, everywhere aside from the City of London is a net gainer from the UK, so basically everywhere that voted to leave the EU is, technically, also "subsidised". Year no oil oil 1998-99 -200 +100 1999-00 -300 +100 2000-01 -300 +400 2001-02 -300 +600 2002-03 -300 +500 2003-04 -300 +400 2004-05 -300 +400 2005-06 -200 +1,200 2006-07 -300 +1,100 2007-08 -300 +900 2008-09 -200 +1,800 2009-10 -300 +700 2010-11 -400 +1,000 2011-12 -300 +1,300 2012-13 -200 +700 2013-14 -300 +400 2014-15 -400 -100 2015-16 -400 -400 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-37167975 with no change in oil price in sight and a general view that we will shift away from oil over the next few decades it leaves the whole idea of scotland being able to finance itself in tatters. In 2014 oil added less than 1% to GDP to the uk but was, so in the grand scheme it hasn't been a huge loss to the UK as a whole, but to scotland its 10-20%, or was, not any more with the massive drop in earnings, 15billion down 35million :o. |
There's a new oil discovery up there saw on the net , but its in Shetland
intresting article. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/mark...R8Em?li=AA54rU Scots mates brothers son just lost his job , was employed in some supply chain there in Aberdeen few less Porsche driving executives nowadays I should think |
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