Quote Originally Posted by BCram View Post
I would be grateful if you could explain why Scottish funding has been cut. I think the money going to Holyrood might have gone up in cash terms and there is the additional funding direct from Westminster for "levelling up" purposes. Could we have some facts?
Despite what the SNP supporters state Scottish Government funding from Westminster has not been cut. Every time departments such as Health in England receive an increase in their funding from Westminster the Scottish Government receives Consequential Funding based on the rules of the Barnett Formula.
However there is one major difference. The Consequential Funding the Scottish Government receives is not ‘ring fenced’ to be spent on Health in Scotland. There is nothing to prevent it being spent on one of Nicola Sturgeon’s pet projects such as independence.
In the current financial year the SNP controlled Scottish Government has set aside £270 million to be spent by a department of civil servants working on the second independence referendum.
At the same time Scottish local authorities had a shortfall of £270 million which the Scottish Government refused to give them because Nippy’s pet project is more important.
I enclose an article from NHS Scotland which explains how much money they receive from the Scottish Government and the total amount the Scottish Government receives from Westminster. http://www.ournhsscotland.com/our-nh...d-how-it-works