Humza Yousaf has been mocked over claims independence might make the common Scottish family £10,200 higher off.
The Scottish First Minister and SNP chief is about to hail the determine because the “prize of independence” in a speech tomorrow.
However Mr Yousaf has sparked derision from unionist politicians over the declare.
Former Scottish Tory chief Ruth Davidson shared a picture of a newspaper article with the headline: “Yousaf: Independence might give the common Scot an additional £10k.”
She stated: “Davidson: Independence might give me the physique of Beyonce, the velocity of Usain Bolt and Gillian Anderson for a spouse.”
Scottish Conservative MSP Stephen Kerr added: “Indy might give the common Scot £10k a yr. Indy might make three new islands spring out of the Firth of Clyde. Indy might cleanse us of all morbidities.
“It is became the SNP waving random claims round like a fanatic medicaster making an attempt to promote his final bottle of snake oil.”
And fellow Scottish Tory MSP Murdo Fraser stated: “You ‘might’ win a luxurious vacation residence in Majorca value £3m.”
Within the first of a sequence of financial coverage speech, Mr Yousaf is predicted to say Scottish independence would elevate dwelling requirements and productiveness.
Talking at Glasgow College on Monday, the SNP chief will draw closely from a report by the Decision Basis, which discovered that if the UK closed its earnings and inequality gaps to the identical stage as comparable economies – specifically Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the Netherlands – households could be £8,300 higher off.
He’ll say: “If we use the identical evaluation for international locations which are much like Scotland – similar to Denmark, Eire and Finland – the distinction for the everyday Scottish family could be even higher.
“They might be £10,200 higher off. That’s the prize of independence.
“To not match the efficiency of these impartial international locations in a single day, nobody is saying that, however to begin catching up so Scotland’s stage of prosperity turns into extra regular, extra like that of comparable nations. It’s the UK that’s the outlier.”
However Scottish Tory finance spokeswoman Liz Smith stated it “beggars perception” that Mr Yousaf will “lecture folks on economics” after she claimed his authorities “created a £1.5billion black gap in Scotland’s funds”.
She added: “The SNP has presided over stagnant development and completely failed to interact with enterprise or promote financial prosperity.
“He assaults the Westminster settlement delivering the very best ever block grants, a public spending bonus value greater than £2,000 a head and an enormous tax lower in nationwide insurance coverage.
“Against this, his SNP Authorities made Scotland the very best taxed a part of the UK and has simply raised taxes but once more to cowl utterly uncosted wage rises, council budgets and botched vainness tasks.
“It is troublesome to know which is extra alarming – the First Minister’s financial illiteracy or his smug unawareness of it.”
In the meantime, Scottish Labour economic system spokesman Daniel Johnson stated the nation’s potential had been “held again by an SNP authorities bereft of concepts or ambition”.
