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Xander Elliards

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Using gers to attack scottish independence is to misuse it top institute warns - The Untold Story

Russell Findlay's Scottish Conservatives in 2025 used the GERS report to attack independence, which the FAI has warned against (Image: PA)

TO use the annual GERS report into Scotland’s fiscal position in the UK to attack the economics of an independent Scotland “is to misuse it”, a leading financial body has warned.

The Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI) – which is based at the University of Strathclyde – told commentators and politicians that the GERS report could not be used to say “anything about an independent Scotland” in a briefing published on Tuesday.

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