Fiscal Policy
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Can an Ageing Scotland Afford Independence?
The aim and scope of this paper is to isolate the effects of population ageing in the context of potential Scottish independence.
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Fiscal sustainability of an independent Scotland
In this report, the IFS examines the long-run fiscal pressures that an independent Scotland may face, how these would differ from those facing the UK, and the size of the fiscal consolidation that
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Inequality in Scotland: trends, drivers, and implications for the independence debate
What is the level of income inequality in Scotland? How does income inequality in Scotland compare to the rest of the UK, and to other OECD countries?
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Taxing an Independent Scotland
This Briefing Note looks at the way that tax revenue in Scotland is currently delivered and at the reform options that would be open to an independent Scotland.
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Government spending on public services in Scotland: current patterns and future issues
This briefing note aims to describe the patterns of public service expenditure in Scotland and to set out a number of issues for the future. In particular, it: