Scotland 'cannot afford the Union', says SNP Finance Secretary

By : Administrator
Published 15th October 2010

I wonder what the feeling is of Scottish Business people?

At it's annual conference, John Swinney, the SNP finance secretary has warned that Scotland can "no longer afford the Union".

"He said achievements had been made within the "limited powers of devolution", adding: "Just think what we could deliver for our country with the normal powers of independence."

The finance secretary told the conference that the latest official spending figures showed Scotland to be in surplus for the fourth year in a row.

He went on: "In fact, at a time when the UK is cutting our budget, Scotland was in surplus to the tune of well over a billion pounds, compared to a UK deficit of almost

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