Scotsman - The big figure includes the UK's entire North Sea revenues of £9.7bn for 2005-06. That could ... Aside from income tax, national insurance and VAT, Scots make a heftier than ... unreliable, inconvenient public tranport so they jump in their car to save ...

Nationalists accused of 'cruel deception' over tax freeze
Scotsman - Log in Register now - free! ... A FREEZE on council taxes will cost the Scottish Government more than £100 million, nearly 50 per cent more than the ...