Barnett formula needs reform, report finds | Scotland | STV News
“There is controversy in England that the Barnett formula allows for higher levels of public spending in Scotland from the UK Exchequer and does not deal with different needs in different parts of England .” The findings are part of a wide- ranging investigation … Sir Alan Beith MP, chairman of the committee, said devolution has radically changed the way Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland are administered - but had left England “stuck in a pre-devolution time warp”. …
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Barnett formula needs reform, report finds | Scotland | STV News
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