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UK State propaganda attacks on Scotland are relentless, blatant and sickening. They are working flat out to brainwash us into believing that we are a uniquely incapable small country. Don’t grow old regretting that you failed your children and grandchildren. #ScottishIndependence
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Today's #UKBudget announcement by Chancellor @JohnHealey_MP, "is a disappointing blow to the Scotch Whisky sector, its supply chain and the local communities it supports," writes our Chief Executive @MarkAGKent 🥃🗣️
In a statement, he said: “We’ve repeatedly warned that increasing the spirits super tax will not only pile further costs on distillers, but will harm the supply chain too and reduce Treasury revenue. Nobody wins when hard-pressed businesses are taxed to the hilt."
Today's budget announcement means that £12.84 of the average price of a bottle of Scotch Whisky will now be taken in tax, including £9.95 in excise duty on every bottle.
🔗 Read Mark Kent's full reactive statement on on website: scotch-whisky.org.uk/newsroo…
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Feeling quite underwhelmed by #Budget2026
For Scots £200M for Grangemouth already cancelled. Today £200M for the Acorn Carbon Capture project cancelled. We really get nothing back for our industries, for all the energy we provide to rUK.
A spit in the wind for pensioners help
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A budget for none of the people.....
John Healey's Budget felt cautious despite its range of small measures, @ChrisMasonBBC writes
bbc.in/48mHaM2
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Peanuts!! They’ve just commissioned a gas field in our seas which will rake in £2.9b. Will this £600m include the £200m for Grangemouth. 🤣🤣 Why are we letting another country decide how much of our money they think we are entitled to? Why? It’s fucking criminal!
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Here we have Harriet Cross from Yorkshire but representing Gordon and Buchan asking for WM to not give Scotland any more powers to govern itself. Are the voters of Gordon and Buchan happy to be represented by this cuckoo?
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When Labour came to power, the price cap was £1,414 and they promised to cut bills by £300.
Now, new EDF forecasts show the price cap hitting £2,389 in April – £1,275 higher than promised.
Only with independence, can we cut bills and build a better fairer future for Scotland.
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English Tory MP standing there demanding Scotland gets no more powers over itself.
She works in the interests of England not Scotland
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Anyone else sick to their back teeth of this poisonous anti Scottish outfit @BBCRadioScot @BBCScotlandNews
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Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth has responded to the UK Government’s Budget and reflected on the impact for Scotland.
Find out more: gov.scot/news/uk-budget-deli…
ALT "The UK Budget delivers a real terms cut in Scotland's budget of around £650 million in 2027-28." Jenny Gilruth Deputy First Minister
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Not one police officer injury at Bonfire Night last year and only one the year before so English and Welsh officers are coming for something else, not us talkingupscotlandtwo.com/202…
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Desperate stuff from BBC Scotland as alcohol deaths fall, among women too talkingupscotlandtwo.com/202…
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English babies and young children failed amid surging poverty and inadequate protection legislation compared with Scotland talkingupscotlandtwo.com/202…
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Scots to pay for a steel works, a national care service, an illegal dumps clear-up, and homelessness reduction in England, all out of a reduced block grant talkingupscotlandtwo.com/202…
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A new nuclear power station in England has been branded a "terrible deal" for taxpayers. Sizewell C was supposed to cost £20bn. It's now expected to cost between £40.5bn and £47.7bn, with construction finishing between 2039 and 2043.
Ferries anyone?
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw0k…
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Two days after this news broke Michael Marra demanded Rosebank be approved. What's worse is that BBC Scotland ran Marra's sham demand as a *genuine* news story.
🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham and John Healey are set to force the approval of Rosebank despite the Energy Secretary's reluctance
Minister: "Both Andy and John have decided Rosebank needs to go ahead. The economic and energy security case is so strong"
[@DPJHodges]
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Nuclear power plant in England is years behind schedule and double original estimate. The original £20bn cost is now £47bn. Scottish taxpayers helping to pay for it.
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Genuine question. Does BBC Scotland have an editor or reporter capable of understanding the complexities and detail of the budget? We can't think of a single person left at the station who is up to the task.
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We suspect there will be a broadly neutral impact on the average gas bill in Scotland if standing charges are scrapped and the cost added to a unit. It will make a marginal difference either way if the unit price increases by around 1p. So, no help at all with Scottish bills.
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The SNP and Greens should be on this as should Energy Groups and charities in Scotland. If our rough calculations are correct then Scottish households face a HUGE rise for energy in January with zero help from the Labour Govt.