Campaigners on both sides of Scotland’s constitutional divide seized on the latest official tax and spend figures to prove their side of the argument.
And the gap between them is almost as big as the country’s deficit.
Officially, the 2020 figures put that deficit - the difference between income and spending - at £15.1bn, up from £13.1bn on last year.
North Sea and onshore revenue increased, but spending also increased to offset the balance.
We asked two commentators to look at the report, known as GERs, as they explain what it means for Scotland’s future.
Andrew Wilson, a former SNP MSP, says it shows how Scotland is badly served in the UK. Wilson is an economist and wrote the Sustainable Growth Commission report - essentially the SNP’s current blueprint for independence.
Another view is offered by Kevin Hague, a pro-union commentator and chairman of the think tank These Islands.
