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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Katrine Bussey

Scotland’s deficit grew by £5.1bn, Government estimate shows

Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison said revenue has grown faster than expenditure (PA) -

Scotland’s Finance Secretary has insisted the country’s finances are “sustainable” as figures showed spending levels were more than £26 billion higher than the amount raised in revenues.

The latest Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (Gers) figures reported “overall public finances in Scotland weakening, as expenditure grew faster than revenue”.

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