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A business owner has been jailed and charged for inciting public unrest after giving his employees a raise. One of at least 10 arrested business owners, Pyae Phyo Zaw, who's three mobile phone shops were shut down, was punished by Myanmar's military regime.

MSPs have backed legislation giving councils a new power to introduce a visitor levy to raise funding for local visitor facilities and services. The Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill will enable local authorities to apply a levy on overnight stays with all money raised to be reinvested in services and fa

Audit firms have consistently failed to raise alarms ahead of three-quarters of major UK corporate collapses since 2010, according to The Audit Reform Lab, sparking concerns about auditors neglecting a key duty. A study by the University of Sheffield’s Audit Reform Lab revealed that 75% of aud

Businesses from across Edinburgh and the Lothians have teamed up this week to raise money in the second annual Big Match charity fixture. Some of the city’s prominent private banks, legal firms, finance brokers, property developers and estate agents will be among those running out at Ainslie P

Legislation which would give councils the power to introduce a visitor levy to raise funding for local tourism facilities and services has passed its first vote at Holyrood.

In a unique move to raise money for The Maclean Foundation, whisky expert Charles Maclean MBE has enlisted the support of the Scotch whisky industry to host a fundraising auction with 39 "very rare and highly collectable" whisky lots. The charity aims to fund clean water projects in developing count

Accountancy and business advisory firm Azets has raised £12,258.50 for The Archie Foundation following a range of fundraising efforts. Azets staff arranged a corporate golf day, a quiz night and a bake sale to support the organisation - which is the firm's chosen charity of the year.

Kate Darracott looks at the proposed reforms by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to the UK's listing rules aimed at making UK stock markets more attractive to businesses seeking to raise capital, and how they may make the UK listing regime more competitive, particularly for early-stage, high-gr

Last Friday marked the commencement of KPMG's annual 'Big Walks' initiative, with nearly 300 Scottish colleagues participating to raise funds for charity partner Marie Curie. KPMG employees in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow joined 4,000 colleagues nationwide on one of ten walks scheduled between 1

In an initiative to raise awareness about Scottish produce among high-profile French chefs, a four-day visit has been arranged by Scottish Development International (SDI), supported by the Scottish Government's office in Paris and the Scotland Food & Drink Partnership.

The African Conservation Foundation (ACF) has launched an NFT project to raise $1.2 million (£0.97m) for the conservation of the critically endangered Cross River gorilla. With fewer than 300 individuals remaining in the wild, the foundation aims to create protected areas and corridors while t

Plans to enable councils to raise the amount of council tax paid on empty and second homes will be included in a new Scottish Government consultation to help increase housing availability. First Minister Humza Yousaf will announce proposals at the Scottish Trades Union Congress today (Monday 17 Apri

Changes to income tax in Scotland have come into force and are estimated to raise more than half a billion pounds of additional revenue this financial year to support vital public services. The tax rates for earnings between £12,571 and £43,662 remain the same while earnings above £

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has slammed the decision by the Chancellor to raise duty on Scotch Whisky by 10.1%, in one of the largest tax hikes in recent decades, and further increase the competitive disadvantage faced by spirits. In the budget, the Chancellor increased duty across all four

The October 2022 Football Distress Survey, which has been conducted for over a decade by business recovery specialist Begbies Traynor, indicates that there has been a 50% rise in Scottish clubs showing signs of distress compared with March 2022. A total of nine clubs in Scotland (12.5%) are showing