But the country would retain the pound sterling as its currency as part of a `` formal Sterling Area , '' it says . Scots are due to vote in a referendum for independence on Tuesday . It could see the United Kingdom of Great Britain leave Northern Ireland and Scotland . The British government released a `` blueprint '' for an independent Scotland Tuesday . The paper says Scotland would stay within the EU and retain the pound sterling and .
Scots are due to vote in a referendum for independence on Tuesday . It could see the United Kingdom of Great Britain leave Northern Ireland and Scotland . The British government released a `` blueprint '' for an independent Scotland Tuesday . The paper says Scotland would stay within the EU and retain the pound sterling and .