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wee john
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Aye fine Reeky, pick if you like, campaign maybe wasn't the word, but to even be thinking we should scrap our bid now after all the work is plain daft.
You know what I meant!
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Total Posts: 280 | Joined Feb. 2002 | Posted on: 8:37 am on Sep. 25, 2002 | IP
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Thermopylae
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tommyt, for argument...
Does this mean the Scottish people and Scottish Executive will fund 2008, Westminster will rake in the tax benefit, and those benefits could ultimately be invested in British (ie. predominantly English) sports development?
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Jam
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I remember about a year ago that maybe the Scot Exec was gaunnae ask to keep the tax revenues from it. But huvnae heard oniehing since.
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Yer haverin pash!
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tommyt
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Yes as it stand all of the tax take , mostly VAT but tax on baccy, booze etc that was raised durign 2008 would go straight to the excequer in London.
We would get some of that back - about 12% through the way that the exec is now funded, the rest woudl just go into gordon Browns "war chest".
The SNP has been calling for an equivalent amoutn to be given to Scotland on the grounds that we raisd it, wont happen unless there is change of government though.
Predict a big political stushie about thsi if we get 2008
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sonny
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As the majority of the expenditure ends up in salaries and company turnover the tax take will be huge. The parliament building will see between one-third and one-half of all we spend ending up in London. Same for expenditure here I guess. Proceeds from knock-on benefits would be similar too I suppose. Good argument for fiscal independence!
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ReekySporran
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Sorry wee john, I don't fully subscribe to the "party line" on this and I'm having my doubts, as I'm entitled to! only 80/20 though........
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Tam
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Neutral Observer
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Quote: from sonny on 12:34 am on Sep. 25, 2002
My view is that we go ahead with the bid because in the worst case scenario we can convince Uefa at a later date by pointing to the fact that they can't refuse us twice.
Can't they? England have put together bids for 3 World Cups in the past 20 years: 1990 and 2006 they failed and they canned their 1998 bid at an embryonic stage when the Euro '96 opportunity sprung up. And given the farcical circumstances which cost South Africa 2006 (not long after also missing out on the 2004 Olympics, having been hotly tipped both times) you'll understand why I do believe lightning could strike twice.
Sorry if this is all a bit negative...having a bit of a bad day...
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