UK Treasury estimates trillion-pound sovereign fund from North Sea oil proceeds

The UK Treasury has for the first time calculated that investing North Sea oil and gas revenues could have built a sovereign wealth fund worth up to £1 trillion. This is a retrospective analysis, not a policy change, but it reignites debate over fiscal management of resource wealth. The figure is an estimate and depends on investment returns assumptions.

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