Fact checks related to reporting of differences between UK nations and regions including council tax and leveling up funding
Economy, Business & Finance
There isn’t an official government estimate for the size of the deficit between government income and spending in Wales and it’s not simple to work out. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
From 2012/13 to 2014/15, English councils outside London spent about 35% less per head than those in the capital. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The gap between what the Scottish government spends and what it collects in taxes is higher than the rest of the UK. So at the moment, Scotland’s public finances benefit from fiscal union. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It’s true that there’s a significant gap between London and other UK cities, but so far we haven’t seen an analysis wide-ranging enough to support the claim that it’s greater than all other major econ Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The unemployment rate in Wales is 4.1%, lower than England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Across the whole of the UK it’s 4.9%. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It's correct that the number of FDI deals in the North has increased at double the rate of the rest of the country. But that doesn't tell us how much these deals are worth. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There aren't figures that show exactly how much more transport investment is planned for London than the rest of the UK. Read
Europe
There is no specific amount that each region of the UK gets from the EU, this changes from year to year depending on the number of funding applications. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There's three shortlisted projects for airport expansion. MPs suggested that delaying the decision costs the UK between £2 million and £7 million a day. Read
Europe
We look at what the impact of leaving the EU will be on Northern Ireland. Read
