Guessers now bringing religion into it

[arab777]

its not a fact that there is a 20 billion surplus - its a set of numbers that the yes campaign claim is accurate - the no campaign has a similar set of figures claiming scotland gets more out than it puts in - both sides talk absolute ****ing pysh just like the feckers on this board who just regurgitate it without doing any actual research themselves

What is factual becasue the treasury had to concede it in a tabled question, during the lifetime of the tory government from 1979 to 1997 Scotland lost £27 billion net revenue. The City of London done mighty well.

"Mr William Waldegrave, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has been forced to concede figures in Commons questioning in recent months, which show that if Scotland's share of North Sea revenues had been allocated since 1979, then the net flow in favour of the Treasury from north of the Border ran to #27bn" - [url=www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/figures-explod

[super_ally_rfc]

ally, you do realise these london projects will be added to the UK national debt, which all Scots pay for and for which the Scottish government will have to take cuts in their budget under so-called austerity measures? maybe not.

london is the number one region in the uk and brings in vastly more money to the uk economy than scotland which is in 3rd place just behind the south east, the scottish government will more than likely get additional powers and money after the no vote in an attempt to stave off further independence referendums

[DeezAreGood]

ally, apply the same rules to yourself as you do other posters, eh, do some research. The Scottish budget will be getting cut, by a significant amount, and there will be no extra powers, don't kid yourself on.

[MaccabiFever]

[MaccabiFever]

And these folk are allowed to vote!

[arab777]

london is the number one region in the uk and brings in vastly more money to the uk economy than scotland which is in 3rd place just behind the south east, the scottish government will more than likely get additional powers and money after the no vote in an attempt to stave off further independence referendums

I will tell you exactly what will happen we will get some not particularly significant extra powers. One of the reason why they are pushing the income tax one is it will give them an excuse to cut the money that comes to Scotland. After all we have given you the opportunity to raise you own taxes.

Meanwhile the oil revenues will still flow in to Westminister. If they were serious about given us financial power they would devolve our share of oil revenues. Of course they wont do that. Check the reaction in parliament when this was asked. - view external link

[super_ally_rfc]

its not a fact that there is a 20 billion surplus - its a set of numbers that the yes campaign claim is accurate - the no campaign has a similar set of figures claiming scotland gets more out than it puts in - both sides talk absolute ****ing pysh just like the feckers on this board who just regurgitate it without doing any actual research themselves

What is factual becasue the treasury had to concede it in a tabled question, during the lifetime of the tory government from 1979 to 1997 Scotland lost £27 billion net revenue. The City of London done mighty well.

"Mr William Waldegrave, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has been forced to concede figures in Commons questioning in recent months, which show that if Scotland's share of North Sea revenues had been allocated since 1979, then the net flow in favour of the Treasury from north of the Border ran to #27bn"[/quote]

the walde

[super_ally_rfc]

ally, apply the same rules to yourself as you do other posters, eh, do some research. The Scottish budget will be getting cut, by a significant amount, and there will be no extra powers, don't kid yourself on.

deez i know far more about this than you and have done my research -you going to apologise when scotland gets extra powers after the no referendum?

[Bennachie]

And these folk are allowed to vote!

[arab777]

the waldegrave figures represent a short period in the late 70s / early 80s when oil prices peaked , the rest of the time we have mainly been in deficit and that 27 billion has been swallowed up by the deficit, going by the various figures since then scotland has been in surplus 9 years out of the last 27 - we would either be slightly better or slightly worse off, there is not a pot of gold sitting there

Scotland produced a £27 billion surplus from 1979 to 1997. We then had to pay interest on UK debts from loans we wouldn't have needed. As for more recent times our deficit has been at the UK average