Public spending gap in Scotland with rest of UK rises to record level

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59% : The GERS report said public spending rose to £111.2 billion, with spending on benefits and the state pension accounting for 30 per cent of the total.
58% : Despite SNP complaints of austerity, it said public spending surged by 6 per cent.
58% : "Michael Marra, Scottish Labour's finance spokesman, said: "Scotland pays our fair share of tax but enjoys higher levels of public spending thanks to the size of the UK economy.
56% : "The GERS report is produced by Scottish Government economists and calculates public spending on devolved services, such as health and education, by SNP ministers and local authorities.
52% : Each person north of the Border gets £2,400 extra, but difference between total revenue and expenditure widensThe gap between public spending in Scotland and the rest of the UK has surged to record levels, according to official figures showing each person north of the Border gets more than £2,400 extra.
52% : £60 per head more in tax revenueThe Scottish Government's annual Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) report found public spending accounted for more than half (51 per cent) of the country's GDP, compared to 44.7 per cent of the UK as a whole.
44% : But the country's onshore revenue rose by 7.2 per cent following a surge in corporation tax and income tax receipts.

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