The Independent Department of Scotland said that independent Scotland needs about 500,000 immigrants over the next 20 years to achieve the same balance between retirees and workers.
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The increase would add the same population as Edinburgh to Scotland, and Scotland's population is expected to grow faster in the future than the rest of the population United Kingdom.
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Scottish Finance Minister John Sweeney said independence would allow Scotland to adopt a flexible immigration policy to suit the country's economic needs.
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The Sweeney spokesman defended the government's plans for independence after the Treasury Department revealed the need to double immigration to the country to achieve age balance as in the UK. "The net migration to Scotland is more than 100,000 people a year and independence will allow us to follow flexible immigration policy to meet our economic needs, contrary to the immigration policy in the UK that harms Scotland. "
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The Treasury predicted an annual net immigration to Scotland of 7,000, but said the rate needed to reflect the UK's balance of retirees and labor force must be 24,000 people a year.
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