fiscal decentralisation in the uk: the case for devolution plus
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Professor Daniel Wincott of Cardiff University describes how devolution has changed the nature of social citizenship in the UK, and argues that changing attitudes mean that we are heading towards an “ever looser Union”.TRANSCRIPT
Low local power
Low autonomy, low tax sharing
Revenue & expenditure in Scotland
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-110.0
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Total Scottish ExpenditureTotal current revenue including North Sea revenue Geographical shareTotal Scottish Government and local government expenditure
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Defining tax accountability in Scotland
Devo + revenue & expenditurein Scotland – stability and accountability
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 -
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Total Scottish ExpenditureTotal current revenue including North Sea revenue Geographical shareTotal Scottish Government and local government expenditureTotal Devo + revenue
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1999 Calman Devo + Devo Max (Basque) Indy Lite Full independence0
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20000
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70000
Scottish own revenue UK funding Scottish deficitHorizontal bars represent devolved ex-penditure, estimated Devo Max expendi-ture and total expenditure under inde-pendence