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Can you provide any sources for that claim? Full fact does a breakdown that concludes this is not true - https://fullfact.org/economy/scotland-finances-whisky-t
by HyprMusic 4y ago
Can you provide any sources for that claim? Full fact does a breakdown that concludes this is not true - https://fullfact.org/economy/scotland-finances-whisky-tax/ https://fullfact.org/economy/scotland-finances-whisky-tax/
It doesn't mention if it includes Northern Sea oil as part of that, but the Governments research goes into more detail and does include oil: https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN06625/SN06625.pdf https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN06...
Of course numbers can be manipulated either way but it doesn't appear to be as clear cut as "Scotland is heavily subsidising England".