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Scotland's block grant falls to lowest share of Britain's spend
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SCOTLAND’S block grant has fallen to its lowest share of Britain’s spending in almost a decade, according to a new report.

House of Commons Library research, commissioned by the SNP, found that the proportion of the Westminster government spending on Holyrood has fallen from 8.2 per cent in 2015-16 to 7.6 per cent by July this year.

The SNP said that the figures, which do not take into account the further devolution of tax and welfare responsibilities over that period or the recent spike in military spending, show the value of the block grant had fallen by £6.4 billion — or 12.7 per cent — since 2020-21.

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