Does England subsidise Scotland?

People want to know if Scotland received more from the UK than it contributes to the treasury.

England does not subsidise Scotland

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Believe in Scotland

No. When the UK debt repayments are removed from GERS, it shows Scotland has a surplus. The UK Government has diverted Scotland’s wealth to the UK Treasury to pay off its debts. Thus it creates 100% of Scotland’s supposed debts and 100% of its phoney deficit.

Claiming Scotland’s Assets: A discussion paper on the division of assets and debts to an independent Scotland

Primary Author or Creator

Craig Dalzell

Alternative Published Date

September 2016

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This paper explores the historical precedents covering how debts and assets are split when states dissolve or become independent and applies those models to the case of Scottish independence.

Revealed: The ACCOUNTING TRICK that Hides Scotland’s Wealth (2020)

Primary Author or Creator

Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp

Alternative Published Date

2020

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The UK Government has diverted Scotland’s wealth to the UK Treasury to pay off its debts. Thus it creates 100% of Scotland’s supposed debts and 100% of its phoney deficit. This is the impact of Westminster’s debt loading alone, and upon that accounting trick, rests the entire economic case for t