An independent scotland needs to be more business friendly In order to stimulate the economy an independent Scotland will have to be more business friendly. If Scotland becomes independent and scares off business we won't find ourselved in a very pleasant situation, however, SNP's Jim Mather has some excellent ideas for ensuring business support for independence - and it might even mean the return of some businesses to Scotland.

"Countries like Sweden, Finland, Greece in the 10 years to 2000 cut
corporation tax by an average of a half. Over the same period, their corporation
tax take increased by 87.5%."

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Meanwhile, this blog entry by the Irish Tribesman sets out the reasons why an independent Scotland needs to be a more capitalist country.

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