With a second referendum date announced that is only 16 months away, the SNP faces some tough economic questions over the potential impact of independence.

First on the list – why would leaving a close economic union with the UK not have a similar, negative, impact as the UK’s leaving the EU?

Second up is the currency issue – will it be uniquely Scottish, sterling or the euro?

Third, how to deal with the fiscal deficit?

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