Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS): A look beyond nearly 30 years of controversy at what it does and doesn't tell us about Scotland

IF 0.5 Q4 POLITICAL SCIENCE Scottish Affairs Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI:10.3366/scot.2021.0383

G. Roy, M. Spowage

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Abstract

Government Expenditure Revenue Scotland (GERS) remains a controversial statistical publication on Scotland’s public finances. We trace the evolution of GERS over time, and track how it has been used in political debate since it was first published in 1992. Now in its 27th edition, we review its ongoing role in informing constitutional and fiscal debate in Scotland. We dispel some of the myths about the publication, but also highlight legitimate criticisms, and explore how it is used by both sides in the independence debate. Our main contribution is to summarise what GERS tells us – and crucially what it does not tell us – about the state of Scotland’s economy and public finances. We conclude with an assessment of what GERS might tell us about the prospects for any future debate on Scottish independence.

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苏格兰政府支出和收入（GERS）：超越近30年的争议，看看它对苏格兰的作用和作用

苏格兰政府支出收入(GERS)仍然是一份有争议的关于苏格兰公共财政的统计出版物。我们追溯了ger随时间的演变，并追踪了它自1992年首次发表以来在政治辩论中的使用情况。现在是它的第27版，我们回顾了它在为苏格兰宪法和财政辩论提供信息方面的持续作用。我们消除了一些关于出版物的神话，但也强调了合理的批评，并探讨了在独立辩论中双方是如何使用它的。我们的主要贡献是总结GERS告诉我们的——以及关键是它没有告诉我们的——关于苏格兰经济和公共财政状况。最后，我们对GERS可能告诉我们的关于苏格兰独立的任何未来辩论的前景进行了评估。

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Scottish Affairs POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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