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GERS: SNP Finance Secretary Kate Forbes says record £36bn deficit 'not an obstacle' to independence

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Kate Forbes also said the argument for independence had been “strengthened” by the pandemic. Figures released this morning show the country’s notional deficit - the difference between spending and taxes raised - had skyrocketed from around £15bn to over £36bn due to increased spending to cope with covid.

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