1. The Barnett Formula is not free money. It is sent to us for largely historical differences in the costs of delivering services. Funding for the NHS is about 5% higher than England, nowhere near the almost 30% higher public spending. This rightly outrages many in England.
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2. Instead that NHS money is given to people with property, to avoid fees paid for by English care home residents. That literally transfers money from patients to property owners. For largely political benefits. Increasingly, the block grant is a greed based formula....
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3......that funds SNP electioneering. This is hijacking and it is close to fraud. All the while the basics are not done. Drug deaths have soared, potholes are legion, services are centralised (cut) and business grants are not paid.
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4. There is a strong and growing case for Barnett formula cash to be granted directly, giving fundholding status to local authorities and NHS boards. We need to be focused, and give cash against delivery to real projects. The alternative is the Barnett Formula eventually stops.
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