Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced on Monday that she plans to spend 20 billion pounds ($22 billion) to build an independent Scotland based on renewable energy, if the British nation decides to leave the UK.
These funds would be invested during the first decade of existence of an independent Scottish state and would be financed with oil revenues still present and with indebtedness, the independence leader said Monday at the congress of her party, the SNP. “Funds like this can support a massive program to decarbonize homes, lower energy bills and fight poverty,” she said.
“They could finance thousands more homes, invest in local renewable energy projects and help communities,” he added. These investments will “ignite the sustainable growth that our newly independent nation will need,” he argued, vowing to achieve carbon neutrality and never allow fracking in Scotland at the time, where London has just lifted its moratorium on the issue.
A referendum scheduled for fall 2023
The announcements by the Scottish first minister, who has promised to give more details next week, come as she wants to hold a new Scottish independence referendum in the fall of 2023. London is opposed, believing such a vote can only take place once a generation. . Already consulted on the subject in 2014, the Scots had voted 55% to remain within the United Kingdom. But the separatists believe that Brexit has changed the game, as the Scots were 62% opposed and want Scotland to join the European Union as an independent state.
Anticipating a legal showdown with the central government, Nicola Sturgeon took the lead in seizing the High Court, which is due to consider this dossier from Tuesday to determine whether Edinburgh can legislate on the issue without London’s deal. However, if it goes ahead, such a referendum will be “advisory” only and London will have to agree to the independence of the Scottish nation.
Intractable in front of London, Nicola Sturgeon has accused the Conservative government of “making worse” the country’s cost of living crisis, by cutting taxes on the wealthiest and terrorizing markets with vague budget announcements.
Source: BFM TV
