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17th Feb 2018JoyMac commented on:
Will your pension support your retirement plans?Why does UK have one of the worst state paensions in Europe.?ViewDate:
14th Mar 2017JoyMac commented on:
Do you think Scotland should hold a second referendum?The Scottish Government is not in debt, Westminster is in debt. Scotland balances its books. If you wish to pay free prescriptions, or university tuition (like most of northern europe) then vote for it.ViewDate:
14th Mar 2017JoyMac commented on:
Do you think Scotland should hold a second referendum?The majority of people also now support the SNP.ViewDate:
14th Mar 2017JoyMac commented on:
Do you think Scotland should hold a second referendum?The people of Scotland pay tax. The tax is collected and sent to Westminster. A % is sent back to Scotland as the Barnet formula. The Scottish government sets a budget and balances its books with that money. They do not borrow and so do not have a deficit, unlike Westminster. What the Scottish government decides to do with the money that is returned as a grant (Barnet) is for them to decide. It is not taking money from anyone elses budget. This from a post by Derek Hamilton .............all credit for the research to him. "Here is some information/ammunition to use when challenging union support HMRC published the following figures: A) revenue raised in Scotland £45.056 billion B) Block grant awarded to Scotland £26.984billion C) Scotlands stated contribution to the union ££17.2 billion D) in the same year Scotlands internationally recognised waters raised , NOT for Scotland, for the UK government £469.777 billion pounds E) by the HMRCs own admission these figure do not include some £4-5 billion pounds MISATTRIBUTED to England which should have been attributed to Scotland IF SCOTLAND HAD BEEN INDEPENDENT we would have collected the £45 billion figure and kept that in the SCOTTISH TREASURY We were able to balance the books at £26.98 billion (the block grant) so our SURPLUS would have been £17billion Add to that 96% of the North Sea revenue and you get a surplus of £469billion!!! Can you all now see why Theresa May will do anything and everything to stop Scotlands independence? £469 BILLION IN SURPLUS IN ONE YEAR!!!! Scotland is a wealthy country Oh yes and before you say 'ah but oil prices have hit rock bottom' .... the above figures were produced when oil was just under $40 a barrel!!! And also note that we would have been £17 billion in SURPLUS without a penny of oil revenue!! WHY ARE YOU AGAINST INDEPENDENCE???????"