Motion · S4M-12591 · 9 Mar 2015

Supporting Scotland's Economy

Lodged by Jackie Baillie (Scottish Labour) Motion For Debate 0 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament believes that full fiscal autonomy within the UK would have an immediate and detrimental impact on Scotland's economy, particularly in light of this week's Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland report; recognises that it would mean that Scotland would lose out on billions of pounds for public services, such as the NHS and schools, through the consequent scrapping of the Barnett formula; further believes that this would cut Scotland off from sharing in the wealth and resources of the UK, and calls on the Scottish Government to affirm that it would be better to retain the Barnett bonus than to have full fiscal autonomy within the UK.

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.