12 things that 拢1,400 UK Dividend could buy
Analysis shows that every Scot will be 拢1,400 better off every year staying part of the UK, but how far does 拢1,400 go?
New financial analysis from HM Treasury shows that every one of us in Scotland will be 拢1,400 better off every year staying part of the UK than we would be if we voted for independence.
But how far does 拢1,400 go? Here are 12 examples:
1. An overseas holiday for two with cash leftover for sun cream.
Average cost: 拢680 per person for a 10-day jaunt.
Source: , August 2012.
2. Pay for Christmas presents twice over, with some money left over to spend on Hogmanay celebrations.
Average spend on Christmas in Scotland: 拢610.
Source: , December 2013.
3. Hop on the bus between Glasgow and Edinburgh (and back) 127 times. That鈥檚 the equivalent of a daily commute for more than 5 and half months.
Average cost: 拢11 for a return ticket.
Source: , price correct on May 16, 2014.
4. Scoff 280 hotdogs at the Edinburgh Festival.
Average cost: 拢5.
Source: , correct on May 16, 2014.
5. Cover your family鈥檚 yearly shoe habit for about the next 6 years.
Average annual household spend on footwear in Scotland: 拢234.
Source: , December 2013.
6. Fill up your fuel tank for the whole year with money leftover for an MOT and a few trips to the car wash.
Average household spend on petrol/diesel for personal transport in Scotland: 拢1123.20, average MOT costs: 拢29.65 to 拢124.50.
Source: , December 2013 and 188体育, April 2014.
7. Watch Aberdeen play all season with two mates 鈥� with a few pies and Bovrils thrown in for good measure.
Average cost: 拢425 for one 2014/15 main stand season ticket.
Source: , price correct on May 16, 2014.
8. Experience 636 joyful caffeine highs.
Average cost: 拢2.20 for a medium cappuccino.
Source: , September 2013.
9. Share a meal of fish and chips with your family every day for around 10 weeks, with a couple of portions of mushy peas thrown in.
Average cost of fish and chips in UK: 拢4.74 per portion, based on family of 4 sharing meal.
Source: , June 2012.
10. Go for one haircut a month for over 3 and half years鈥ou can go for significantly more if you鈥檙e a man!
Average spend for women per haircut: 拢29.99.
Source: , November 2013.
11. Pay off your energy bills in full over the year.
Average household cost in Scotland: 拢1,211.60 per year.
Source: , December 2013.
12. And finally, you鈥檒l still have enough left over for endless hugs with everyone to celebrate being in a United Kingdom.
And if you鈥檙e still in need of a reason to smile, go to Inverness 鈥� it鈥檚 the second happiest place in the UK.
Source: , May 2014.
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