LIKE many, I wish Scotland could put Westminster’s politics behind it. But, right now it can’t. Given that when Westminster decides that austerity is to be the order of the day then Scotland is going to suffer, whatever the Scottish Government desires. And right now austerity looks to be coming our way again, very soon. We know that because of the UK Government’s decision on education catch up . This, of course, does not affect Scotland directly, because education is devolved. The SNP can seek to do better than provide just 10% of the required funding in that case. But, it’s the reason why Rushi Sunak refused Boris Johnson the spend that he wants that matters to Scotland now.
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A proposal to be tabled by the US president, Joe Biden, at the upcoming G7 meeting for a 15% global corporate tax rate could reap the EU €50bn (£43bn) a year, and earn the UK nearly €200m extra alone from the British multinational BP, according to research.
Should the tax rate be set higher at 25%, the lowest current rate within the seven largest world economies, the EU would earn nearly €170bn extra a year – more than 50% of current corporate tax revenue and 12% of total health spending in the bloc.
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