Snp plans for eu membership dismantled as scotland to lose key trade

Snp plans for eu membership dismantled as scotland to lose key trade


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John Lloyd told Roundtable that Scotland's level of exports to countries outside the United Kingdom is quite small as 60 percent of their trade is with the rest of Britain. He added


that it would be very hard for Scotland to reach their current level of exporting if the nation were to leave the United Kingdom.  Mr Lloyd said: "If Scotland gets into the European


Union, it will certainly not be in a fiscal union because the EU cannot create one. "This is not a harbour where Scotland can sit back and have a better time than it did in the UK.


"Scotland is also a place where its exports are quite small, around 60 percent go to the rest of the UK. "They will probably grow but it is a tough world out there. READ MORE: 


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Scottish Conservative Councillor Tony Miklinski has also warned the SNP that an independent Scotland would not be accepted into the European Union without severe constraints imposed on the


country. During an interview with Express.co.uk Mr Miklinski hit out at the current state of Scotland's economy as he highlighted the struggles Ms Sturgeon would face trying to join the


EU. He added that the United Kingdom is stronger together and Scotland's economy greatly benefits from being supported by the Westminster Government.  "That would mean closing the


deficit gap and that can only be done through increased taxation, cutting spending or massive borrowing." He added: "By the way, the SNP talk about, 'give us the powers and


we can do this for ourselves, for example, the UK’s support from the pandemic,' of course that is not true. "There is no way that a Scottish economy which does not really exist in


isolation because it is supported by Westminster, would be given rates anywhere as good as the UK Government can negotiate. "Basically better together means it, we are better as a union


with the strengths of the UK meshing with what we offer."