The Scottish government will be able to issue its own bonds from 2015 in a "historic" devolution of borrowing powers, the Treasury has announced.
The move will allow the Scottish government to broaden its sources of borrowing for capital investment, which are currently limited to the National Loans Fund and commercial loans. The maximum it can borrow is £2.2bn. Treasury chief secretary Danny Alexander said: “This is a historic announcement, demonstrating once again how Scotland can grow and prosper within the UK. “It will of course be up to the Scottish government to manage their borrowing, but this is complemented by the tax powers in the Scotland Act providing the Scottish government with an independent source of revenue to ...
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