蘇格蘭政府英國北海地區收入下降

Scotland’s illustrative share of UK North Sea revenue fell from ￡1.8bn ($2.37bn) in 2014-15 to just ￡60mn in 2015-16, reflecting a decline in total UK North Sea revenue, the new Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) statistics show.
North Sea revenue comes from four sources: petroleum revenue tax, corporation tax, licence fees, and the emissions trading scheme. UK North Sea revenue was ￡11.0bn in 2011-12, , but has been declining since, owing to lower production, rising expenditure, and, since 2014-15, lower oil prices.

North Sea revenue is subject to annual fluctuations and is driven by a number of factors, including the oil price, the sterling dollar exchange rate, production, operating expenditure, capital investment, and the prevailing fiscal regime. Most of these factors have been acting to reduce revenue in recent years, with lower oil prices in particular having an impact over the past two years.