article_snippet.sent: I want a Scotland which builds a stronger economy and a fairer society, balancing the books and delivering more powers.'
article_snippet.sent: The First Minister was questioned about SNP plans to increase Scotland's financial powers, which economists have suggested would leave a £7.6 billion spending gap, during a third televised election debate in under a week.
article_snippet.sent: SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said that full fiscal autonomy would take several years to implement but with new powers Scotland would start growing Scotland economy and revenues.
article_snippet.sent: this also came from a group of Scottish-based economists that projected the gap to be bigger.'
article_snippet.sent: Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy said: 'To make this £7.6 billion up Scotland would have to grow at twice the rate of the rest of entire advanced world, so how would you do that Nicola?'