Scots now weigh economic uncertainty of independence
Scottish National Party (SNP) leader and Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon gestures to the audience after making her closing speech during the Scottish National Party (SNP) Spring Conference in Aberdeen, east of Scotland, on Saturday. PHOTO|AFP
What you need to know:
Nicola Sturgeon has warned that leaving the bloc’s single market will cause tens of thousands of job losses in Scotland, while May has said she will aim for the “best possible deal” with Brussels -- for Scotland too.
Going it alone raises a host of doubts about Scotland’s economy including what currency it would use and how it could reduce a budget deficit of 9.0 per cent of gross domestic product -- worse than crisis-hit Greece.
