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Appears in Collections: | Economics Research Reports |
Title: | Scotland's Fiscal Future in the UK |
Author(s): | Bell, David Eiser, David |
Contact Email: | david.eiser@stir.ac.uk |
Citation: | Bell D & Eiser D (2014) Scotland's Fiscal Future in the UK. http://esrcscotecon.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/scotlands-fiscal-future2.pdf |
Keywords: | Scotland fiscal devolution independence fiscal federalism fiscal decentralisation |
Issue Date: | Sep-2014 |
Date Deposited: | 23-Oct-2014 |
Abstract: | This paper looks in detail at the proposals for further fiscal devolution to the Scottish Parliament following the No vote in September’s independence referendum. The proposals vary significantly in terms of the taxes proposed for devolution and the balance between welfare spending devolution and maintenance of UK-wide social welfare union, but all envisage Scotland evolving into a semi-autonomous state within a more federal UK. Drawing on theories of fiscal federalism and empirical evidence from comparator countries, the paper considers the economic and constitutional constraints (including strategic tax competition, block grant allocation, and institutional factors) that may influence how effectively the Scottish Parliament will be able to exercise devolved tax powers. The paper considers the extent to which the models of fiscal autonomy proposed will mitigate future secession demands. |
Type: | Technical Report |
URL: | http://esrcscotecon.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/scotlands-fiscal-future2.pdf |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1893/21180 |
Rights: | Author permission granted to use report in this repository. |
Affiliation: | Economics Economics |
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