Readers’ Letters: Scottish Government's Reaction to Gers Figures Stretches Credulity

Readers’ letters: Scottish Government's reaction to Gers figures stretches credulity

A reader criticises the SNP for blaming the UK Government for Scotland’s soaring public spending deficit

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray reacts to latest GERS figures

THE Scottish Secretary has claimed that the latest spending and revenue statistics for the Scottish Government demonstrated the “collective…

Figures show defence key to Scotland spending allocation

Scotland’s latest Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures show that defence remains a substantial component of the country’s public spending allocation under the UK’s fiscal arrangements, with £5.1 billion assigned in 2024–25 on a population-share basis. According to the official tables, defence accounted for around 4 per cent of total public spending for Scotland. The GERS methodology uses a “for” approach for reserved areas …