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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Steph Brawn

Liz Truss has ‘cost Scots £4k each’ in first month of leadership

LIZ Truss has come under fire for costing households a staggering £10,000 in her first month as Prime Minister as billions were wiped from the UK economy.

UK bonds and stock markets lost £300 billion in one month under Truss, the equivalent of £24bn to Scotland, or £4472 per person and £9667 per household in Scotland, according to Bloomberg.

SNP MSP Michelle Thomson said this was yet another sign of Westminster failing Scots and the desperate need for independence.

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