that is a pretty narrow view , people from your country are easier to relate to because they ' ve shared more experiences with you than others , gone through similar things etc . <| sep |> Joo , tm toimitusjohtaja on nyt osoittautunut epluottevaksi kaveriksi . <| sep |> I don ' t think fairness really comes into it . Each party would negotiate what it thought it could get away with . I agree . What could the sides get away with , though ? The Scottish parliament , the Scottish government and the Scottish Institute of Chartered Accountants all agreed that it would take more than 5 years to transfer all tax collection powers to Scottish government agencies , even with the full cooperation of the UK government . Until the transfer was complete , HMRC would continue to collect taxes in Scotland on behalf of the Scottish government . How could Scotland refuse to pay its share of UK debts whilst relying on the UK to collect Scottish taxes ? The reality of independence is that the Scottish government would need the goodwill of the UK government . A smooth handover would require cooperation , and trying to dictate terms on debt would not help cooperation .