The Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland report for 2012/13 found that North Sea oil revenue had fallen by 41.5% and that Scotland's public spending deficit had increased from £4.6 billion to £8.6 billion.
《2012年-13年度苏格兰政府收支报告》指出北海石油收入下降41.5%，公共财政赤字从46亿英镑增至86亿英镑。