Scotlands First Minister and leader of Scottish National Party (SNP), who will be seeking the Parliaments permission to hold a new referendum on Scotlands independence from the UK

2017

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Scotland’s First Minister and leader of Scottish National Party (SNP), who will be seeking the Parliament’s permission to hold a new referendum on Scotland’s independence from the UK

A	John Swinney
B	Jack McConnell
C	Jim Wallace
D	Nicola Sturgeon

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Scottish Government has argued that “it is clear that Scotland currently pays our way within the UK". The Scottish Government argues that an independent Scotland would have full autonomy over decisions on tax, spending and borrowing. Scotland would be able to issue sovereign debt and set fiscal limits.

Detailed explanation-2: -A second referendum (commonly referred to as indyref2) on independence from the United Kingdom (UK) has been proposed by the Scottish Government. An independence referendum was first held on 18 September 2014, with 55% voting “No” to independence.

Detailed explanation-3: -Two days before the referendum was held, with polls very close, the leaders of the three main UK political parties made “The Vow", a public pledge to devolve “extensive new powers” to the Scottish Parliament if independence was rejected. They also agreed to a devolution timetable proposed by Gordon Brown.

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