More
than 130 businesses have signed a letter saying the business case for Scottish
independence "has not been made".
The
signatories come from a variety of businesses including banking, mining,
engineering, food, whisky, and technology.
But
lobby group Business for Scotland said economic "facts and figures"
support Scottish independence.
The
letter will be published in Wednesday's Scotsman newspaper.
Scotland
will go to the polls in the referendum on 18 September, with voters being asked
asked the "Yes/No" question: "Should Scotland be an independent
country?"
The
letter is signed by business leaders including Douglas Flint, the chairman of
HSBC; Andrew Mackenzie, the chief executive of the mining giant, BHP Billiton;
and Sir John Grant, executive vice-president of policy at the energy company,
BG Group.
Others
include Audrey Baxter, executive chairman
