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We have some plans that we would like to bring forward with regard to sharing our learning of setting up a tax authority from scratch and really banking that, as well as looking forward.
I have seen the pride and relief on individuals’ faces when they receive their first pay in the bank. Financial independence is a huge confidence booster and a great equaliser.
If we drill down into, for example, the Lloyds Bank survey that is done every year on that issue, we find that the population that is surveyed in Scotland is relatively small, so we are extrapolating larger numbers from quite a small survey.
For example, cash payments were made directly into people’s bank accounts, reducing stigma and allowing families to use money in ways that they knew they needed, rather than through, for example, providing vouchers or supervising the spending of money, which can sometimes be stigmatising.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 September 2014
As part of the proposed formal monetary union, the Bank of England would continue to act as the central bank across the sterling area and will continue to set monetary policy according to economic conditions across the sterling area.
Dr Abbi Hobbs, Senior Analyst - Climate Change Scrutiny, SPICe Date: 05/02/2026 Note: Committee briefing papers are provided by SPICe for the use of Scottish Parliament committees and clerking staff.