Friday, November 02, 2007
Scotland pays its own way
The Herald, 2 November 2007, has demonstrated that Scotland pays its own way, unlike many parts of England.
Scotching the myth // Why the figures being peddled by Scotland’s critics just don’t add up
Public Spending in Scotland - £9631 per head
Public Spending in London - £9748 per head
The tax take from Scotland - £49 billion
Total public spending in Scotland - £49 billion
Scotland brings in £9593 per head in tax - more than anywhere in the UK outside London.
London's Crossrail project is to cost £16 billion - seven and a half times the annual Scottish transport budget. The 2012 Olympics is to be in London.
Tax per head and public spending per head in thousands of pounds (figures rounded down):
Scotland
Tax 9
Spending 9
North East of England
Tax 6
Spending 10
North West of England
Tax 6
Spending 8
Yorkshire and Humberside
Tax 6
Spending 8
East Midlands
Tax 7
Spending 7
West Midlands
Tax 6
Spending 7
East
Tax 7
Spending 7
South West
Tax 7
Spending 8
London
Tax 10
Spending 9
South East
Tax 9
Spending 7
Alex Salmond says that if Scotland is given direct control of North Sea oil and gas it could be the third-wealthiest country in Europe and the sixth-richest in the world. ‘Challenge to the party is to inspire a generation’
Salmond has pointed out that England, particularly London, benefits heavily from spending on UK departments such as defence and the Treasury. Let us control North Sea oil - Salmond
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