Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has backed Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) calls for an energy price cap to be extended to small businesses. The move came as First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, gathered industry leaders at Bute House for an emergency summit on the mounting energy price crisis.

New figures show Scotland’s public finances are recovering from the coronavirus pandemic faster than the UK as a whole. The Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) 2021-22 statistics show Scotland’s deficit fell by 10.3%– compared to a drop of 8.4% for the UK.

Wylie & Bisset, accountants and business advisers, has suggested the Scottish Government Resilience Committee could consider a review of Scotland’s income tax rates to help mitigate the impact of the cost-of-living crisis currently affecting people and businesses. Chaired by the First Mini

The UK’s deal with New Zealand is “damaging” to Scottish farmers and food producers, according to the Scottish Government. The UK’s Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand will allow for much higher quantities of produce to come into the UK tariff-free, leaving “a lack of

An Edinburgh-led project to improve career progression for women and minority ethnic workers has received part of £800,000 available in government funding. Social enterprise Adopt an Intern Ltd (AAI EmployAbility) will lead the Diversity Works programme at Edinburgh-based Aegon Asset Managemen

Royal Bank of Scotland has called for donations to support Ukrainian refugees arriving in the capital through its donation distribution hub.

The Scottish Government has awarded a £500,000 contract to extend cyber resilience training to more than 250 organisations. The grant will enable the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) to run online and in-person workshops for public services and third sector health, housing, and socia

Scotland’s onshore GDP increased by 0.6% in May, after the fall of 0.5% in April, according to statistics announced today by Scotland's Chief Statistician.

A total of 24 projects from across the country have been awarded funding of £110,000 to promote and showcase quality regional produce.

Finance minister Kate Forbes has joined her counterparts in Wales and Northern Ireland to call for further action to help households and businesses ahead of another increase in energy prices. In a joint letter to the new Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi, ministers say the focus should be on

Edinburgh-based company Codebase has been awarded a contract worth up to £42 million to establish seven new tech scaler hubs across Scotland. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the Tech Scaler contract, which is one of the largest investments by the Scottish Government into Scotland

According to new figures published by HMRC, Scotland has outperformed the rest of the UK with total exports up 5.7% for the year ending March 2022. As a whole, when excluding oil and gas, the UK's total exports is down 2.8%.

The Scottish Government announced this week that an additional £65 million of funding has been provided to Ukraine as part of UK’s military aid for Ukraine.

Deputy First Minister John Swinney will take on responsibility for the finance and economy portfolio when cabinet secretary Kate Forbes starts her maternity leave next month. The cover arrangements are being made as Ms Forbes is expecting her first child at the end of July. Mr Swinney will take on t

Figures released today by the Department for International Trade have revealed that 4,400 jobs were created as a result of inward investment over the past year. The latest figures show a 36% increase in jobs in 2021, with 1,163 new roles created since 2020. A total of 119 new projects in Scotla