GERS
![Groups dressed as aliens ride through downtown Roswell, New Mexico July 1, 2000 as they participate in the annual UFO Encounter](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17133540.jpg)
![Groups dressed as aliens ride through downtown Roswell, New Mexico July 1, 2000 as they participate in the annual UFO Encounter](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17133540.jpg)
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![John Major's government first brought in the GERS figures](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17130168.jpg)
![John Major's government first brought in the GERS figures](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17130168.jpg)
LETTERS
![GERS figures are published annually](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17126279.jpg)
![GERS figures are published annually](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17126279.jpg)
![GERS figures don't show the reality of an independent Scotland -but we still have to make the economic case, writes Richard Walker](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17126279.jpg)
![GERS figures don't show the reality of an independent Scotland -but we still have to make the economic case, writes Richard Walker](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17126279.jpg)
COMMENT
![GERS is a measure of the public finances under the current Union](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16338319.jpg)
![GERS is a measure of the public finances under the current Union](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16338319.jpg)
Letters
![Can rUK afford to be independent of Scotland?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/10355129.jpg)
![Can rUK afford to be independent of Scotland?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/10355129.jpg)
Letters
![The GERS figures simply show how this Union fails Scotland, writes the Wee Ginger Dug](/resources/images/128x89/1x/8456782.jpg)
![The GERS figures simply show how this Union fails Scotland, writes the Wee Ginger Dug](/resources/images/180x180/1x/8456782.jpg)
COMMENT
![Scotland's 'real economy' is getting stronger, writes Craig Dalzell](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12926058.jpg)
![Scotland's 'real economy' is getting stronger, writes Craig Dalzell](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12926058.jpg)
COMMENT
![Neil Gray is both the Wellbeing Economy and Energy Secretary in the Scottish Government](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17118060.jpg)
![Neil Gray is both the Wellbeing Economy and Energy Secretary in the Scottish Government](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17118060.jpg)
![Kate Forbes was formerly the Scottish finance secretary](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17117810.jpg)
![Kate Forbes was formerly the Scottish finance secretary](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17117810.jpg)
![Energy Secretary Neil Gray refused to back calls from activists not to develop the Rosebank oil field](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17117428.jpg)
![Energy Secretary Neil Gray refused to back calls from activists not to develop the Rosebank oil field](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17117428.jpg)
![Richard Murphy argues that GERS reflects badly on the Westminster government](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17116727.jpg)
![Richard Murphy argues that GERS reflects badly on the Westminster government](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17116727.jpg)
COMMENT
![The Forties Alpha production platform east of Aberdeen](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16904342.jpg)
![The Forties Alpha production platform east of Aberdeen](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16904342.jpg)
![Wellbeing Economy Secretary Neil Gray will speak to the media following the publication of the GERS figures on Wednesday morning](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17066454.jpg)
![Wellbeing Economy Secretary Neil Gray will speak to the media following the publication of the GERS figures on Wednesday morning](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17066454.jpg)
![The GERS figures reveals the extent to which decisions impacting Scotland are made in Westminster, writes Kate Forbes](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17115519.jpg)
![The GERS figures reveals the extent to which decisions impacting Scotland are made in Westminster, writes Kate Forbes](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17115519.jpg)
COMMENT
![The Gers report is due to be published on Wednesday morning](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16450017.jpg)
![The Gers report is due to be published on Wednesday morning](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16450017.jpg)
EXPLAINED
![Scotland needs real data about its economy, not guesswork, Professor Richard Murphy argues](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16746455.jpg)
![Scotland needs real data about its economy, not guesswork, Professor Richard Murphy argues](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16746455.jpg)
COMMENT
![Labour MSP Michael Marra has claimed that 'sad little men in their bedrooms' have been 'savaging' GERS](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16700741.jpg)
![Labour MSP Michael Marra has claimed that 'sad little men in their bedrooms' have been 'savaging' GERS](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16700741.jpg)
Letters
![Michael Marra branded critics of controversial GERS figures 'sad little men in their bedrooms'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16687981.jpg)
![Michael Marra branded critics of controversial GERS figures 'sad little men in their bedrooms'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16687981.jpg)
![Will Humza Yousaf show the UK that we have a new leadership with a whole different approach?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16644758.jpg)
![Will Humza Yousaf show the UK that we have a new leadership with a whole different approach?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16644758.jpg)
Letters
![Professor Richard Murphy on what the next SNP leader and first minister should do about GERS](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16589729.jpg)
![Professor Richard Murphy on what the next SNP leader and first minister should do about GERS](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16589729.jpg)
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
![Professor John Doyle of Dublin City University spoke to The Sunday National about the GERS figures](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16573337.jpg)
![Professor John Doyle of Dublin City University spoke to The Sunday National about the GERS figures](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16573337.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE
![The GERS figures for 2018/19 suggested the deficit in Scotland was £12.6bn, or 7% of GDP, but retired economist Robin Thompson concluded an independent Scotland could actually inherit a surplus of £2.7bn.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/8456782.jpg)
![The GERS figures for 2018/19 suggested the deficit in Scotland was £12.6bn, or 7% of GDP, but retired economist Robin Thompson concluded an independent Scotland could actually inherit a surplus of £2.7bn.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/8456782.jpg)
Exclusive
![Kate Forbes launched her campaign at the Cairngorm Brewery in Aviemore](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16498105.jpg)
![Kate Forbes launched her campaign at the Cairngorm Brewery in Aviemore](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16498105.jpg)
![Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross (left) and Deputy First Minister John Swinney had different interpretations of the GERS figures](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14855940.jpg)
![Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross (left) and Deputy First Minister John Swinney had different interpretations of the GERS figures](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14855940.jpg)
ANALYSIS
![Tory Unionism comes across as a ‘Ponzi scheme’ that would put even fraudster Robert Maxwell to shame](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13428571.jpg)
![Tory Unionism comes across as a ‘Ponzi scheme’ that would put even fraudster Robert Maxwell to shame](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13428571.jpg)
LETTERS
![A black hole in Scotland’s finances is heralded by Unionist politicians as validating the continuation of their beloved Union](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9480929.jpg)
![A black hole in Scotland’s finances is heralded by Unionist politicians as validating the continuation of their beloved Union](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9480929.jpg)
Letters
![As Yessers, we need to ‘keep the heid, ignore the taunts and walk on’](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14598213.jpg)
![As Yessers, we need to ‘keep the heid, ignore the taunts and walk on’](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14598213.jpg)
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![The purpose of GERS is now and has always been to provide political ammunition for those who support the Union](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14590847.jpg)
![The purpose of GERS is now and has always been to provide political ammunition for those who support the Union](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14590847.jpg)
COMMENT
![Professor Richard Murphy spoke to The National about the key takeaways from the GERS figures published on Wednesday](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14590511.jpg)
![Professor Richard Murphy spoke to The National about the key takeaways from the GERS figures published on Wednesday](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14590511.jpg)
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
![The next GERS figures will be published in August 2023, just two months ahead of the planned independence referendum](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14587691.jpg)
![The next GERS figures will be published in August 2023, just two months ahead of the planned independence referendum](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14587691.jpg)
![Douglas Ross was criticised after the Scottish Conservatives hailed the GERS figures. Photo: PA](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14586051.jpg)
![Douglas Ross was criticised after the Scottish Conservatives hailed the GERS figures. Photo: PA](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14586051.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE
![Swinney is temporarily in charge of the finance brief](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12659611.jpg)
![Swinney is temporarily in charge of the finance brief](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12659611.jpg)
![John Swinney and Douglas Ross had different views on the GERS figures released on Wednesday](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14583668.jpg)
![John Swinney and Douglas Ross had different views on the GERS figures released on Wednesday](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14583668.jpg)
![The Scottish Government's GERS figures were released today](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13937121.jpg)
![The Scottish Government's GERS figures were released today](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13937121.jpg)
![Downing Street responsible for energy bills and inflation, say Greens](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11339411.jpg)
![Downing Street responsible for energy bills and inflation, say Greens](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11339411.jpg)
![Professor Richard Murphy will be live with The National to answer your questions on the GERS figures](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14544895.jpg)
![Professor Richard Murphy will be live with The National to answer your questions on the GERS figures](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14544895.jpg)
GERS DAY
![Scotland's deficit, the GERS debate, and why we're getting it all wrong](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13664483.jpg)
![Scotland's deficit, the GERS debate, and why we're getting it all wrong](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13664483.jpg)
Comment
![The Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood in Edinburgh](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12564351.jpg)
![The Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood in Edinburgh](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12564351.jpg)
Comment
!['Scotland’s fiscal deficit in the proper sense of that term is zero every year'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13403033.jpg)
!['Scotland’s fiscal deficit in the proper sense of that term is zero every year'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13403033.jpg)
COMMENT
![Some spending, like on the military, is done by Westminster on Scotland's behalf](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11952020.jpg)
![Some spending, like on the military, is done by Westminster on Scotland's behalf](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11952020.jpg)
Exclusive
![If the SNP leadership were to embrace a new Scottish currency, they would send a strong message](/resources/images/128x89/1x/10385646.jpg)
![If the SNP leadership were to embrace a new Scottish currency, they would send a strong message](/resources/images/180x180/1x/10385646.jpg)
Letters
![Professor Ronald MacDonald and Kevin Hague are among the leading Unionist economists arguing against a Yes vote](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12937874.jpg)
![Professor Ronald MacDonald and Kevin Hague are among the leading Unionist economists arguing against a Yes vote](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12937874.jpg)
![The supply of British currency is controlled by Westminster and the Bank of England](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12930045.jpg)
![The supply of British currency is controlled by Westminster and the Bank of England](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12930045.jpg)
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![Andrew Wilson: Deficits and 'levelling up' are symptoms of need for independence](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12924832.jpg)
![Andrew Wilson: Deficits and 'levelling up' are symptoms of need for independence](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12924832.jpg)
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![Kate Forbes says we'll have to wait until after the pandemic for her alternative figures](/resources/images/128x89/1x/10996397.jpg)
![Kate Forbes says we'll have to wait until after the pandemic for her alternative figures](/resources/images/180x180/1x/10996397.jpg)
Letters
![GERS is a measure of the public finances under the current Union](/resources/images/128x89/1x/10385646.jpg)
![GERS is a measure of the public finances under the current Union](/resources/images/180x180/1x/10385646.jpg)
Letters
!['Are we really surprised that economic figures look worse after more than a year of lockdown, furlough, travel restrictions and a general business shutdown?'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12328675.jpg)
!['Are we really surprised that economic figures look worse after more than a year of lockdown, furlough, travel restrictions and a general business shutdown?'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12328675.jpg)
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![George Kerevan: Why this year's GERS numbers are more problematic than ever](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12915341.jpg)
![George Kerevan: Why this year's GERS numbers are more problematic than ever](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12915341.jpg)
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![Michael Fry: GERS shows there are lessons to be learned on pandemic finance](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12915346.jpg)
![Michael Fry: GERS shows there are lessons to be learned on pandemic finance](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12915346.jpg)
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![Scotland's deficit is 'no obstacle' to independence, says Kate Forbes](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12913562.jpg)
![Scotland's deficit is 'no obstacle' to independence, says Kate Forbes](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12913562.jpg)
![Kate Forbes 'committed' to pro-independence GERS after pandemic](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12913225.jpg)
![Kate Forbes 'committed' to pro-independence GERS after pandemic](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12913225.jpg)
![Mairi Spowage is the director of the Fraser of Allander Institute](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12911677.jpg)
![Mairi Spowage is the director of the Fraser of Allander Institute](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12911677.jpg)
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