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SNP independence blow with new warning against relying on gas and oil to fund public services

The Scottish National Party was dealt a blow by leading economists who warned sharp movements in oil and gas prices would risk “volatile and uncertain” public finances under independence.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies highlighted the dangers of relying on from oil and gas to fund public services like the NHS,

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