An independent Scotland could be forced to implement bigger cuts to public spending and higher tax rises than the rest of the UK, a think-tank has warned.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said a Scottish Government briefing paper on independence out today "skirts around" the kind of tough spending choices a new state would face.
Nicola Sturgeon used a press conference at Bute House to insist a "stronger, fairer and more sustainable" economy was more likely with independence than remaining in the UK.
