Redrobbie99 Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Why has the SNP cut government funding to Shetland so much ? Don't they like us ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelsup Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 No they don't. too important for the size of and too far from the central belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Frances144 Posted March 8, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Sort of like the Lerwick and everywhere-else issue! Auld Mossyface, thebfg and brecken 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouth Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Or Westminster and everywhere else issue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redrobbie99 Posted March 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 (edited) Shetland seems to pay in a whole lot more money in than we get back . Does not seem like a good deal to me . Far better all the Tax money stayed in the Isles . We would be self financing and then some . Perhaps this new Scottish independence referendum will bring things to a head . Edited March 8, 2017 by Redrobbie99 George. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouth Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 Does that include paying for our own Northlink ferry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urabug Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 How much revenue from our 22000 (approx) population is generated annually from tax ect and would this be anywhere near meeting our expenditure to keep everything running ? I hae me doots. We rely very much on subsidy from other sources. Better to bide we the devil we know BigMouth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlander Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 Councils in the Central Belt are facing savage cuts too - google [name of council] cuts and you’ll find it’s the same story everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redrobbie99 Posted March 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 How much revenue from our 22000 (approx) population is generated annually from tax ect and would this be anywhere near meeting our expenditure to keep everything running ? I hae me doots. We rely very much on subsidy from other sources. Better to bide we the devil we know tiA few years ago i think they received £85 million in tax from shetland and they gave us back £65 million . Of course the figures will be different now in 2017 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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