Douglas Fraser
Business and economy editor, Scotland
Getty Images- Unequal income shapes perceptions of Scotland’s economic health, and a wealth of new analysis has just dropped, from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
- The report highlights regional inequality within Scotland, as its most prosperous areas are slowed up by the oil and gas industry that has fuelled their local economies.
- It also looks at the gaps between high and low earners. While Scotland has less poverty and less inequality than its southern neighbour, that difference has been eroding.
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