Economy, Business & Finance
Comparing Scottish and UK growth rates
Is the Scottish economy as strong as the UK’s generally? Not according to the most recent growth figures. Read
Fact checks
Scotland's economy
Fact checks related to the scottish economy, taxation and spending
Has the Scottish Government budget increased or decreased since 2010?
Panelists on this week's Question Time clashed over the Scottish Government budget. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Scotland's public finances
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
Fact checks
Economy, Business & Finance
Scottish jobs after Brexit
A ‘Hard Brexit’ would see 80,000 fewer jobs in Scotland than EU membership, according to one set of figures. Read
Fact checks
Economy, Business & Finance
The oil price and Scotland’s independence
The falling price of oil hasn’t had much impact on the proportion of people saying they would vote for independence. Read
Fact checks
Europe
How much do the regions of the UK receive in EU funding?
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
Analysis
Europe
What does leaving the EU mean for Scotland?
We look at what the impact of leaving the EU might be for Scotland in particular. Read
Analysis
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
Analysis
