Rennie comments on GERS figures and "broad shoulders" of the UK

14 Aug 2024
Willie Rennie MSP

Responding to today's GERS figures which show that Scotland’s deficit has increased by more than £4.5 billion in the past year, reaching more than double the proportion of the UK GDP figure, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Willie Rennie said:

"These figures emphasise the importance of the broad shoulders of the United Kingdom to Scotland.

"Being part of the UK allows Scotland to focus on its own priorities, while benefiting from strong shared financial and defence institutions.

"Rather than whinging and trying to muddy the waters around these figures, the nationalists should get on with using the huge spending powers at their government's disposal to boost the Scottish economy and their time to drive down long wait for Scottish NHS services."

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