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GERS isn’t perfect but is a timely wake-up call

Terry Murden
Taken at face value, the report published yesterday on Scotland's revenue and spending should tell the Holyrood government exactly what it doesn't want to hear, says Terry Murden

Scotland still in the red

Critics pounce as deficit reveals cost of UK split

Maersk oil field
Scotland's annual 'balance sheet' will be published today and is expected to show the deficit remaining high, despite a boost from oil taxes.

As I See It

GERS tells Holyrood to live within its means

Terry smiling
Nicola Sturgeon admitted the outlook for the Scottish economy was "challenging", but there were few clues during a half-hour briefing as to how her government intends to crank up activity.

More spent per person north of border

Scottish deficit falls but remains above UK

Nicola Sturgeon
Scotland's deficit fell by £1.3 billion last year but remains more than three times higher than that of the UK as a whole...

GERS data published

Scotland’s deficit soars as oil revenues slump

Money - own pic
Scotland continues to spend more than it raises, leaving the country with a £15 billion deficit in the public finances, according to the latest data....