I do like a Dram

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18-09-2016, 08:27 PM
stewarty27

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.
18-09-2016, 10:09 PM
spameater1

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Originally Posted by stewarty27

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.;D
19-09-2016, 03:26 PM
Taintedice

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.
19-09-2016, 05:47 PM
noahrab

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Originally Posted by stewarty27

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?