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A coronavirus resilience fund for legal aid firms and law centres, worth up to £9 million, has opened for applications. The Coronavirus Resilience and Recovery Fund for Legal Aid has been created to provide financial support to enable legal aid services to the public to continue - assisting th

Scotland's economy is 7.1% smaller than it was before the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest Scottish Government's Monthly Economic Brief.  The brief also revealed that Scotland’s GDP fell 1.4% in November (UK: -2.6%), having grown for six consecutive months following the

Scottish social enterprise AAI EmployAbility has secured Scottish Government funding to help improve the pay gap by helping minority ethnic women get back into the workplace following career breaks due to childcare, other care commitments or health issues. AAI’s ‘Back to Work’ init

The Scottish Government has announced a £33 billion investment in Scotland's healthcare, education, transport and the environment over the next five years. The Infrastructure Investment Plan (IIP) and Capital Spending Review, both published yesterday, confirm a five year plan of investment tha

The scale of the damage caused to Scottish businesses as a result of the UK Government’s Brexit deal has been set out by Europe and external affairs secretary Michael Russell. In a statement to parliament Mr Russell said companies had been left ‘toothless’ following the UK Governme

Finance secretary Kate Forbes has urged businesses eligible for a top up grant from the Strategic Framework Business Fund to apply to their local authority by the final deadline of Friday 5 February. The one-off payments are available to eligible hospitality, leisure and non-essential retail busines

A new £7.75 million funding package announced by the Scottish Government will offer support to fishermen, seafood businesses and ports and harbours threatened by the ongoing effects of coronavirus (COVID-19) and EU Exit. The package includes £6.45m for the Seafood Producers Resilience Fu

Over £40 million of coronavirus business support has been provided by Scottish Borders Council to businesses across the region to date. The funds have been administered by the council on behalf of the Scottish Government to mitigate the immediate financial challenges businesses have faced as a

Investment in Scotland’s tourism and rural economy has increased to £1.12 billion, prioritising those sectors, business and communities disproportionately impacted by coronavirus and Brexit. This includes delivering over £613 million in ongoing agricultural support which will provi

The Scottish Government is set to scrap the Help to Buy scheme from this week after announcing it is no longer able to financially support the initiative.

The Scottish Government has announced that it will invest a record £1.9 billion in tackling climate change and creating good, green jobs in 2021/22. Delivery of a ground-breaking £1.6bn investment to transform heat and energy efficiency of buildings will get under way, directly supp

Finance secretary Kate Forbes did not announce any changes to income tax rates and bands in the coming year after she set out the Scottish Government's budget plans yesterday. Ms Forbes said that in light of the current coronavirus pandemic, it is vital that the Scottish Government continues to supp

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has received a loan of £13 million arranged by Allia C&C under its charitable bond programme with the Scottish Government.

Finance secretary Kate Forbes has called on the Chancellor to guarantee further support for businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic ahead of the UK Government’s budget. Writing ahead of the Scottish Budget, Ms Forbes has urged the Chancellor to extend the furlough scheme beyond April a

Scotland’s GDP is provisionally estimated to have fallen by 1.4% in November, as restrictions on economic activity were extended or reintroduced across large parts of the country. This is the first fall in GDP after six months of growth following the easing of the first lockdown in 2020. Outpu