📈 Onshore tax revenue grew by £2.0 billion and the deficit on day-to-day spending (current budget balance) improved by £1.1 billion.
🌊 Scottish North Sea revenue increased from £266 million in 2016-17 to £1.3 billion in 2017-18.
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🌊 Scottish North Sea revenue increased from £266 million in 2016-17 to £1.3 billion in 2017-18.
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🏴 Latest economic data points to an improving picture in Scotland. Our economy is growing twice as fast as the UK, unemployment remains close to its record low and confidence is returning to the oil sector.
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🏃♀️ Scotland’s economy grew 0.4% in 2018 Q1, faster than the UK (0.2%). And over the past 12 months, Scotland’s economy has grown 1.3% (UK 1.2%).
📦 Scottish exports of goods increased 12% over the past year – the fastest rate of growth of any nation in the UK.
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📦 Scottish exports of goods increased 12% over the past year – the fastest rate of growth of any nation in the UK.
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