The present Scottish Government's policies for an independent Scotland include: With independence, the Scottish Parliament will have all the powers we need in Scotland to make life better for the people who live here. If Scotland had matched the levels of growth of these other independent nations, between 19, GDP per head in Scotland would now be 3.8 per cent higher, equivalent to an additional £900 per head.ģ. That is because they have the bonus of being independent, and are able to make the right choices for their nation and economy. Similar countries to Scotland have seen higher levels of economic growth over the past generation. We will be able to take decisions on our economy designed for Scotland's particular needs and based on our own priorities. Independence is about improving the quality of life for all people across Scotland. It will allow Scottish governments to do specific things like improve childcare, make the tax system fairer, cut energy bills and scrap the "bedroom tax". It means we can make more of Scotland's wealth, talent and resources for the benefit of the people who live in Scotland - through a stronger economy, more jobs, and people getting a fairer return for their hard work and efforts. Independence means that Scotland's future will be in Scotland's hands. The ability to build a fairer and more prosperous Scotland will be in the hands of the people of Scotland.Ģ. If these powers transfer to Scotland, we will have a guarantee that - for the first time - decisions about taxes, social security, nuclear weapons and other key areas that affect life in Scotland will only be taken with the approval of a Parliament elected entirely by people in Scotland. Not one of these decisions has been supported by the majority of people or politicians in Scotland. It is also because Westminster makes decisions for Scotland that Scottish taxes will go towards the estimated £100 billion that a new nuclear weapons system will cost in its lifetime on the Clyde, that postal services are being privatised, and that the disabled and vulnerable are bearing the brunt of cuts to the welfare state. It is because the Scottish Parliament has power over the health service that the NHS in Scotland is not following the privatisation route favoured by Westminster, and it is because decisions on higher education are taken by the Scottish Government that students are not being charged £9,000 a year to go to university.īut because Westminster still controls tax and social security policy in Scotland, people in Scotland are subject to the "bedroom tax" today, just as they were to the "poll tax" in the 1990s. There is already good evidence that taking decisions in Scotland works. With independence, Scotland's Parliament will be able to make sure that Scotland's wealth works better for the people who live here, and will mean a better quality of life for people in Scotland. The ability to take such decisions in Scotland has a direct impact on your life and the life of your family. Independence means that the decisions about Scotland that are currently taken by governments at Westminster - often by governments that have been rejected by the majority of people in Scotland - will be taken here instead. We believe independence is the right choice for Scotland because it is better for you and your family if decisions about Scotland are taken by the people who care most about Scotland: the people who live and work here. We can choose independence, which will put Scotland's future in Scotland's hands, or we can leave big decisions on Scotland's economy and the future shape of our society in the hands of Westminster. The referendum is a choice between two futures for Scotland. We will then add your question and our answer to the Question and Answer section on the website.
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However, if there is a question not covered, please visit for details of how to submit your own question. We expect you to find the answers to your questions here. Where the answer to a question depends on the policy decisions of a future government of an independent Scotland, we give the view of the current Scottish Government. The answers to some others will depend on the outcome of negotiations with the Westminster Government, and here we set out what we consider to be the reasonable and common sense position, based on the interests of both the rest of the UK and of Scotland. Many of these questions have straightforward, factual answers. In the section that follows, we set out the answers to 650 questions about independence that have been asked of us.
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