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Should Scotland be an independent country?
Dominic Krajewski
to run their own affairs and make
their own economic hub.
A
Equipped with leaders that have
hearts and minds solely in their best
interest, the SNP believe it can only
gain from leaving the UK; this, along
with lucrative oil and gas reserves in
the North Sea, which could contribute 18% of Scotland’s total GDP.
This rewarding territorial exploit will
generate billions of pounds from tax
receipts from enterprising firms. The
Scottish government believes that
while 8.4% of the UK population is
made up of Scotland, it contributes
9.4% of yearly tax receipts - equal to
about £1,000 more per head. Value
for money only for the UK surely?
cerns of Scotland’s economic future
are at the crux of