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1 August 2014

Economy, Business & Finance

Scotland: Tax and spending

In recent years more money has been spent in Scotland than has been collected, whether or not you count money collected from the North Sea oil and gas industries. Read

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1 August 2014

Pensions in an independent Scotland

This article has been updated Both the Scottish and UK governments agree that pension provision for current pensioners (and those reaching pension age before April 2016) wouldn't be affected by … Read

Analysis
1 August 2014

Scottish banking and finance

As a proportion of GDP, the assets of Scottish banks are significantly larger than the UK's. The finance and insurance sector was responsible for 7.9% of Scotland's economic production in … Read

Analysis
1 August 2014

The future of North Sea oil and gas

Revenue from the North Sea oil and gas reserves would be an important source of income for an independent Scotland, if it wanted to continue spending at the current level. … Read

Analysis
1 August 2014

Scotland's future currency

An independent Scotland would have four main options for a currency: keeping the pound in a currency union with the UK, keeping the pound informally without a union, adopting the … Read

Analysis
1 August 2014

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Full Fact will be producing guides, graphics, and factchecks on the Scottish independence referendum right up until people in Scotland go to vote on the 18th of September. We aim … Read

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