scottsdad Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 27 minutes ago, Snafu said: Here we go https://www.gov.scot/news/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-2021-22/ Government Expenditure & Revenue Scotland 2021-22 A wee taste - Scotland’s public sector revenue is equivalent to £13,463 per person, £221 less than the UK average. Excluding North Sea revenue, it is £12,831 per person, £805 less than the UK average https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers-2021-22/ @The_Kincardine Looks like the Scots are subsidising you this year. You're welcome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty dingus Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 This is the only Gers day Scotland cares about. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duries Air Freshener Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Liz Smith gets it spot on in this article: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/gers-figures-scotlands-deficit-falls-27818321.amp Amusing to see the Nats try to spin this as a negative for the Union. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 44 minutes ago, RiG said: I am starting to feel like there are about 3 or 4 "GERS Days" each year. Well, there's the 12th of July, Armed Forces Day, the Loving Cup ceremony... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Can't believe it's GERS Day already, it seems to come round quicker each year. Probably a bit too commercialised these days, but I still like to respect the old traditions like laughing at the dog food salesman and the weirdos on a football forum demanding a 20 year economic plan from other posters. Should probably make the most of it as there might not be many more thanks to the woke left. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawson Park Boy Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 hour ago, The Skelpit Lug said: DEPUTY First Minister John Swinney has welcomed a 'huge fall' in Scotland's deficit after the latest GERS figures were released. Data shows the deficit has decreased dramatically to £23.7 billion. After Covid support, ,there would have to be something dramatically wrong if it didn’t. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williemillersmoustache Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 7 minutes ago, Stringer Bell said: Can't believe it's GERS Day already, it seems to come round quicker each year. Probably a bit too commercialised these days, but I still like to respect the old traditions like laughing at the dog food salesman and the weirdos on a football forum demanding a 20 year economic plan from other posters. Should probably make the most of it as there might not be many more thanks to the woke left. Well I'm delighted as I wrote to Father GERSmas asking for some complete banger to start a special GERSmas thread predicting all sorts of doom and self loathing fiscal calamity only for the notional applied deficit, which only describes Scotlands position within the UK and is irrelevant to the finances of an iScotland, to be half of what it was pre pandemic. It really is the most wonderful time etc etc. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 25 minutes ago, scottsdad said: @The_Kincardine Looks like the Scots are subsidising you this year. You're welcome. How are you arriving at this conclusion? I haven't read the report yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, Snafu said: Available at the bottom of the page here to download - https://www.gov.scot/publications/government-expenditure-revenue-scotland-gers-2021-22/ I've just looked at that. Are you talking about public sector revenue showing that Scotland is subsidising England? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 11 minutes ago, Left Back said: How are you arriving at this conclusion? I haven't read the report yet. Don't bother reading it. Just take my word for it, that's what it says... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Just now, scottsdad said: Don't bother reading it. Just take my word for it, that's what it says... Don't have time to read it at the moment but the brief synopsis in the link @Snafu posted doesn't say that at all. It says Scotland raises less revenue per person than the UK average and spends more per person than the UK average. I'm curious as to how that can be defined as Scotland subsidising England. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Just now, Left Back said: Don't have time to read it at the moment but the brief synopsis in the link @Snafu posted doesn't say that at all. It says Scotland raises less revenue per person than the UK average and spends more per person than the UK average. I'm curious as to how that can be defined as Scotland subsidising England. It's really simple. I was taking the piss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletcher23 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 50 minutes ago, Duries Air Freshener said: Liz Smith gets it spot on in this article: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/gers-figures-scotlands-deficit-falls-27818321.amp Amusing to see the Nats try to spin this as a negative for the Union. A brilliant article that shows we are much better being in the Union. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 6 minutes ago, Fletcher23 said: A brilliant article that shows we are much better being in the Union. I thought we were supposed to take back control and that political unions were bad no matter what the economists claimed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletcher23 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, Antlion said: I thought we were supposed to take back control and that political unions were bad no matter what the economists claimed? Scotland benefits greatly from being part of one of the oldest and most successful Unions in the world. How can that be a bad thing? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Fletcher23 said: Scotland benefits greatly from being part of one of the oldest and most successful Unions in the world. How can that be a bad thing? Because it’s not true? Don’t let the UKNat OP hear you calling it a “union” though - he insists that it’s no such thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, Fletcher23 said: Scotland benefits greatly from being part of one of the oldest and most successful Unions in the world. How can that be a bad thing? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletcher23 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 5 minutes ago, Antlion said: Because it’s not true? Don’t let the UKNat OP hear you calling it a “union” though - he insists that it’s no such thing. I repectfully disagee Antlion. It is true imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 No matter where you stand on independence it's impossible to say that Scotland has benefited, overall, from being in the Union. Of course there has been benefits but, unless anyone has something that can transport them to a parallel dimension, we don't know how Scotland would have done as an independent nation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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