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The Scotland Bill and the "no detriment" principle
25th January 2016
Following the Scottish independence referendum result, Lord Smith of Kelvin was commissioned to write a report outlining how Scotland and the rest of the UK should move forward. The report stated that neither the UK or Scottish governments should suffer financially from policy decisions made by the other once the new powers come into force, in the so-called "no detriment" principle - this is looking to be extremely difficult to implement.You can read the full report here, and a helpful summary of the key points in terms of taxes and benefits here.
Ruth Tarrant
Ruth has been an enthusiastic Head of Economics and Politics for many years, having taught in a variety of schools and at university level. She is also a Senior Examiner. Ruth is passionate about boosting the quality of teaching and learning across all subjects in schools and colleges.
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