| A formal currency union would not be in the interests of an independent Scotland, the leader of the campaign to keep the United Kingdom together has said, stepping up pressure on nationalist plans to keep the pound. With just over five weeks to go until the September 18 independence referendum, uncertainty over what currency would be used if Scotland leaves the United Kingdom remains a major campaign issue.
Britain's three main political parties have ruled out a formal currency union, but Scottish nationalist leader Alex Salmond has said that Scotland "cannot be stopped from keeping the pound"............................................Full Article: Source
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