What is the union dividend? https://sil2.e-infinitum.com/ en The union dividend explained https://sil2.e-infinitum.com/union-dividend-explained <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">The union dividend explained</span> <div class="field field--name-field-related-questions field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Question Answered</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/16" hreflang="en">What is the union dividend?</a></div> </div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Stephen Richard</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 10/22/2021 - 22:12</span> <div class="field field--name-field-author-or-creator field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author or Creator</div> <div class="field__item">Ferret Fact Service</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The figure commonly cited for the “union dividend” 2020-1 was £1,941 per person. This is the combined value of higher public spending for Scotland and lower revenue from Scotland compared to the UK. The GERS figures do not show that if Scotland were to become independent, each person in Scotland would become £2,000 worse off. The figure only refers to the current difference between revenue and spending in Scotland compared to the UK.  (Ferret Fact Service)</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/623" hreflang="en">Public spending</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/691" hreflang="en">Public revenue</a></div> </div> </div> Fri, 22 Oct 2021 21:12:11 +0000 Stephen Richard 19 at https://sil2.e-infinitum.com Claim Scots will be £2,000 worse off after independence is Unsupported https://sil2.e-infinitum.com/claim-scots-will-be-ps2000-worse-after-independence-unsupported <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Claim Scots will be £2,000 worse off after independence is Unsupported</span> <div class="field field--name-field-author-or-creator field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Primary Author or Creator</div> <div class="field__item">The Ferret</div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Stephen Richard</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Mon, 09/13/2021 - 11:10</span> <div class="field field--name-field-date-published field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Date Published</div> <div class="field__item"><time datetime="2020-08-04T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Tue, 08/04/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Category</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/102" hreflang="en">Finance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/74" hreflang="en">Scottish government</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Type of Resource</div> <div class="field__item">Fact check</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Fast Facts</div> <div class="field__item"><p>It’s not possible to predict how much money a notionally independent Scotland might be able to spend in the future, and how this might compare with the amount spent per person in the rest of the UK at that time.</p> <p>The GERS figures do not show that if Scotland were to become independent, each person in Scotland would become £2,000 worse off. The figure only refers to the current difference between revenue and spending in Scotland compared to the UK.</p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-resource-url field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Resource Address (URL)</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://theferret.scot/gers-union-dividend-2000-scottish-independence/">https://theferret.scot/gers-union-dividend-2000-scottish-independence/</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/594" hreflang="en">Public finance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/631" hreflang="en">Union dividend</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-related-questions field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Related Questions</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/16" hreflang="en">What is the union dividend?</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="field-language-display"> <fieldset class="js-form-item js-form-type-item form-type-item js-form-item- form-item- form-group"> <label>Language</label> English </fieldset> </div> Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:10:04 +0000 Stephen Richard 143 at https://sil2.e-infinitum.com