Doon frae Troon
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It more or less cancels out the additional income tax the Scots pay per head.
Someone please explain Scotland to me
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It more or less cancels out the additional income tax the Scots pay per head.
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Isnt the income tax calculate on each single persons earners ? Do Scotland pay extra ?
Doon frae Troon
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Yes, we have more people [per head] working and paying tax.
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But each person is still paying the same amount of income tax as everyone else - so you arent being treated any differently.
Phil you couldn't be further from than the truth. So many people believe the additional tax comes from the Scottish paying income tax. IT DOESN'T!! It comes from tax paid by the oil companies. And Alex Salmond wanted to cut Corporation tax... you couldn't write the idiocy of that one. A budget deficit of £135 mill, and cutting Corporation tax... wonder where he was going to balance the budget - oops, scaremongering again.
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I was asking the question from Doon
He was suggesting what you have stated ( Scotland people paying mroe income tax ) hence why i was asking when i though we all paid the same income tax ( well based on earnings )
Doon stopped answering my questions months ago, hence why I piggy backed on your post. Quite how 2.2 mill Scottish workers pay more tax than almost 15 mill workers in the rUK is beyond my comprehension... sure Doon knows the answer.
williamalex1
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I would imagine it's calculated by the total amount of tax paid by Scottish based companies into the economy, not just by individuals. Then divided by the total available work force.
Do you really think Westminster wanted to keep Scotland because of our good looks .
Only a guess but sounds about right.
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I don't doubt you're right. But that's a bit different from Doon saying, "we have more people [per head] working and paying tax." Post #23.
Bobirdie
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http://youtu.be/1W8cKHcZn60
If you have 40 mins spare watch this.
Breaks down uk and scotlands income expenditure etc
May answer a few of your questions
If you have 40 mins spare watch this.
Breaks down uk and scotlands income expenditure etc
May answer a few of your questions
Bobirdie
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As in hard done by??
Ive never felt hard done by.
I want the nuclear subs away from my door step.
Dont like how the country throws endless amounts of money at illegal warfare.
Yet have to cut public sector budgets every year.
I dont have a problem being british, dont have a problem with English, dont have a problem it was a no vote
Ive never felt hard done by.
I want the nuclear subs away from my door step.
Dont like how the country throws endless amounts of money at illegal warfare.
Yet have to cut public sector budgets every year.
I dont have a problem being british, dont have a problem with English, dont have a problem it was a no vote
Stuey01
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Sooo, more tax per head, given that we are subject to the same tax rates that means on average people in Scotland make more money, aaaand due to the Barnett formula get more back from the government per head than anyone else in the UK... And you feel somehow aggrieved by this? Are you serious?
Doon frae Troon
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You are aware that the Tax income goes to Westminster and not Edinburgh?
SocketRocket
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You are aware that more comes back to Scotland than rUK.
SwingsitlikeHogan
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Luckily Scotland will continue to 'benefit' from the Barnett formula since Cameron has pledged top keep it. Though of course he might think he is being a smart politician in saying that it'll be kept - but didn't say that though it'll be 'kept' he intended that it should superseded by another funding arrangement.
FairwayDodger
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I don't really understand why the Barnett formula has become such a sacrosanct mechanism. It was only ever meant to be a short term solution and as long as a fair method of allocating the budget is derived what difference does it make?
JCW
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The younger generation thinks and most likely voted yes and blame the older generation for voting no , sorry but how can a say 17 year old understand how things in life work when they have yet to live any , the vote is over and the result stands so you just have to get on with living , all things happen for a reason and the scots having chosen to remain in the UK
FairwayDodger
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Think that's another myth. 16-17 year olds voted yes, 18-24 voted no.
JCW
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Not sure of who or what age group voted what for sure , i mean 100% sure , but the vote was for no so its done now and time to move on to better things and times
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Yep, that's what I'm led to understand too. The only reason Salmond wanted 16 -17 year olds to vote was the educated gamble on how they would vote.
Personally I think if they're old enough to pay taxes then they should get a say on who sets them. They shouldn't be used in an attempt to gerrymander the vote though.
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