#GERS FABRICATION - MEANINGLESS - BETTER OFF INDEPENDENT

"What's the story then? I conclude several things. As ever, this is a fabrication, with the deficit that arises being at least as much the result of decisions made in London and not Scotland." 1/6 https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2020/08/26/government-expenditure-and-revenue-scotland-is-the-usual-fabrication-whilst-hinting-at-how-badly-treated-scotland-has-been/

"Second, with so much of spend for Scotland being under London's control it remains quite possible that far too little tax is being credited to Scotland. The declining revenue figures may simply indicate that fact now. As a result, the deficit figures are almost meaningless." 2/6

"Third, Scotland has not had the spending it needs to move it on from oil, but the rUK has seen spend to help it recover from its own revenue failure." 3/6

"Fourth, this means that, almost inevitably, Scotland would be better off as an independent nation, and the GERS figures show that." 4/6

"Fifth, though, it really is time that the game playing, including the elimination of useful data people used in the publication, come to an end. It gives those who produce this information no credit at all and makes us doubt their intentions." 5/6

Ask three things:
1. Why does Scotland control less of its spend now than it did despite increasing devolved powers?

2. Why hasn't Scotland had the investment it needs?

3. Why isn't Scotland credited with the tax it might really generate?

#GERS 6/6