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SCOTTISH BANKNOTES SAVED BY DEAL
We've discussed earlier the situation with Scottish banks
and the possibility that they might have to stop issuing banknotes. A deal
announced this week seems to have staved off that possibility. Long live
Scottish banknotes! -Editor
Scotland's banknotes were saved last
night after the Treasury dropped controversial plans which threatened
their existence. The UK government planned to tighten the rules on banks' collateral which would have seen Scotland's banks lose the money they use to print and distribute their banknotes.
Under the current system which dates back to 1845, Scots banks deposit 4.7 billion in sterling with the central bank over a weekend to cover the cash they have in circulation.
The three-day deposit was seen as a gesture which guaranteed the notes' value.
Under the proposed rules they would have been required to lodge the 5 billion in sterling with the Bank of England all week.
Under the deal revealed last night, the banks will have to deposit 100 per cent of the value of their notes seven days a week, but they will get interest on 40 per cent of that.
First Minister Alex Salmond hailed the change as a "victory for Scotland's financial sector".
To read the complete article, see: Alex Salmond hails Scottish banknote 'victory' (http://www.snp.org/node/13922)
Wayne Homren, Editor
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