Whitonomics - Issue 2 July 2014 | Page 4

FEATURE P.2 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