REPATRIATING OIL POWERS KEY PLANK OF SCOTS INDEPENDENCE PUSH
October 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AS the Scottish government prepares legislate for a referendum in 2010 on whether Scotland remains in Britain, it has released a detailed report arguing gaining powers over oil reserves would be a key benefit. "Most responsibility for...energy market regulation and exploitation of oil and gas, is reserved to the UK government, leading to Scottish interests being disadvantaged," it said.
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AS the Scottish government prepares legislate for a referendum in 2010 on whether Scotland remains in Britain, it has released a detailed report arguing gaining powers over oil reserves would be a key benefit. "Most responsibility for...energy market regulation and exploitation of oil and gas, is reserved to the UK government, leading to Scottish interests being disadvantaged," it said.
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