Highland Council

The COVID-19 small business and self-catering grant scheme, set up to help companies stay in business during the coronavirus crisis, has now paid out £26.89 million to 2341 Highland businesses. The latest figures show that grants were given to 1341 businesses, to the value of £14.8m, wit

The three chambers of commerce in the Highlands have joined forces to strongly oppose the introduction of a tourist tax in the region. The chambers have argued that the tax would be an unwelcome additional levy on the hard-pressed industry.

A tourist tax in the Highlands could raise up up to £10 million per year for the region, according to council officials.