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We have done that—we have identified funding for local authorities and for other parts of the public sector. There has not been specific ring-fenced funding for any part of the public sector.
The door would also be opened to the subsidy wars that I mentioned earlier, with one part of the country trying to outbid another part, and the subsidy being bid up and up.
If you look at spending on services in Scotland compared to spending in other parts of the UK, particularly parts of England, Scotland has higher spending.