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    Scotland has stable levels of public spending for health and education despite volatile revenues from North Sea oil and gas, which have fluctuated between £2-12 billion annually since devolution, compared to a combined £19 billion spent on health and education in 2011-12; additionally, annual public spending per capita in Scotland is £1,200 above the UK average according to HM Treasury figures.

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    Scotland has stable levels of public spending for health and education despite volatile revenues from North Sea oil and gas, which have fluctuated between £2-12 billion annually since devolution, compared to a combined £19 billion spent on health and education in 2011-12; additionally, annual public spending per capita in Scotland is £1,200 above the UK average according to HM Treasury figures.

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    Scotland has stable levels of public spending for health and education despite volatile revenues from North Sea oil and gas, which have fluctuated between £2-12 billion annually since devolution, compared to a combined £19 billion spent on health and education in 2011-12; additionally, annual public spending per capita in Scotland is £1,200 above the UK average according to HM Treasury figures.

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    Scotland analysis: Macroeconomic and scal performance

    The money a government can spend on public services such as health and education is drawn mostly from tax receipts.
    millions 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000
    2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

    Scottish health spending Scottish education spending North sea revenues


    2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

    As part of the UK Scotland has stable levels of public spending. This is despite North Sea oil and gas receipts being one of the most volatile sources of revenue.

    12bn 2bn
    Since devolution, Scotlands geographical share of North Sea oil and gas receipts has fluctuated between 2 billion and 12 billion.

    19bn
    To put the oil and gas receipts into context, in 2011-12 the Scottish government spent a combined sum of 19 billion on health and education.

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    11k

    Scotland

    UK

    Annual public spending per head in Scotland is 1,200 greater than the UK average.
    Source: HM Treasury. www.gov.uk

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