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Originally Posted by Bibio
national debt... thats a sticky one and i guess that Scotland would owe the UK something just like Westminster owing the EU something. another thing is Scotland would gain the right to borrow and have a debt of its own.
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The UK national debt is a serious heap of money. Assuming a per-capita distribution, Scotland would be responsible for about £180 billion. That's in a completely different league to the 39 billion that the UK as a whole will pay to settle outstanding liabiilties with the EU.
(UK national debt: £2.2 trillion, Scottish population: 8.2%)
Obviously, neither side will want to pay their share and will try to offload more onto the other. So I'd expect this one to get nasty!