I think this is a very interesting graph, but perhaps i’m too close to it - does it tell an obvious story when it comes to challeneg Scotland would face if required to be fiscally autonomous?
@kevverage The SNP: Feeding Scotland with a daily serving of deep-fried Marxism, with a skelp of woke-sauce on the side. Not-yummy. #AbolishHolyrood
@kevverage @gorbalsgoebbels I think it does. I also note that Greece, which had a terrible deficit, is now in surplus with relatively high govt income and spending as % of GDP.
@kevverage Wow. We’re even brilliant at being different from everyone else!
@kevverage Shame it shows Scotland position low not high. Wrong impression? If spend were the vertical axis, tax the horiz., would that not show Scotland higher than the rest?
@kevverage This chart only shows Scotland as part of the UK and how the deficit is allocated and nothing else.
@kevverage Where would England be without Scotland, Wales and NI?
@kevverage Yes - it shows us that our tax base must raise by 10% for us to be able to even continue the way we are. We should be able to estimate what taxation would be like if we needed to claw in 10% more. Or we could estimate the cuts in PS workforce required to reduce spending. 1/2