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    I do like a Dram

    Was watching a Breakfast BBC'S item about whisky and how it had managed to make Scottish Whisky into a "Great British" success story with it exports around the globe growing whilst England's exports fall.

    It's the largest export in the UK with Scotland's exports of whisky making up over 25% of all British exports.

    So our 40,000 whisky industry workers are responsible for a fourth of all exports

    When we are independent whisky will provide us with 5 billion + pounds a year in foreign currency earned. Only this time, it wouldn't be stolen and completely wasted to pay for tax cuts for the home Counties filthy rich.

    Just think what Scotland could do with this great windfall.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stewarty27 View Post
    Was watching a Breakfast BBC'S item about whisky and how it had managed to make Scottish Whisky into a "Great British" success story with it exports around the globe growing whilst England's exports fall.

    It's the largest export in the UK with Scotland's exports of whisky making up over 25% of all British exports.

    So our 40,000 whisky industry workers are responsible for a fourth of all exports

    When we are independent whisky will provide us with 5 billion + pounds a year in foreign currency earned. Only this time, it wouldn't be stolen and completely wasted to pay for tax cuts for the home Counties filthy rich.

    Just think what Scotland could do with this great windfall.
    I'll drink tae that.

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    No surprise that the sums generated by this industry do not feature in the GERS report, as the products are sent from English distribution centres and any taxes paid go direct to the UK treasury from the multi-nationals who own the bigger brands. Even if the SNP were allowed to introduce a sales/export tax on these big companies, what a difference it could make.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stewarty27 View Post
    Was watching a Breakfast BBC'S item about whisky and how it had managed to make Scottish Whisky into a "Great British" success story with it exports around the globe growing whilst England's exports fall.

    It's the largest export in the UK with Scotland's exports of whisky making up over 25% of all British exports.

    So our 40,000 whisky industry workers are responsible for a fourth of all exports

    When we are independent whisky will provide us with 5 billion + pounds a year in foreign currency earned. Only this time, it wouldn't be stolen and completely wasted to pay for tax cuts for the home Counties filthy rich.

    Just think what Scotland could do with this great windfall.
    You've got it bad wee man.

    It would benefit our tax revenue by 5billion?

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