Scottish independence ‘brings foreign investment’
Foreign investments in Scotland reached a 15-year high last year with a total of 76 major projects secured in 2012. This was up by almost 50 per cent on the previous year. There is “no sign of investors being deterred from coming to Scotland” over the possibility of Scotland leaving the UK, according to the survey by professional services firm Ernst & Young. It stated: “If anything, the reverse appears to be true”.
The result was seized on by finance secretary John Swinney who said it undermines claims by pro-Union campaigners that big businesses would be wary of operating in Scotland if it leaves the UK.
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