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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Judith Duffy

Scotland 'paying economic price' for staying with declining UK

The UK is in long-term decline and lagging behind many other countries, according to a new analysis

SCOTLAND is “paying the economic price” for staying in the Union according to a new analysis, which says the UK is in long-term decline and lagging behind many other countries.

Research from independence project The Bottom Line says small advanced economies - such as Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland - have seen cumulative growth that was on average double that of the UK between 1999 and 2019.

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