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by virtual_void 1251 days ago
The funding is given to them by the uk gov. They are allowed to elect how they spend it. If the funding is insufficient then it’s not really fixing the problem.
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They have tax raising powers to fund it however they so wish.
Is that true? I thought they could only devote devolved public expenditure to the nhs.

Even if they could raise income tax (3p i think?) to fund extra in the nhs that’s a drastically unlikely scenario.

Ultimately i think the nhs is Scotland is likely to be as underfunded as the nhs in England.