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Ross Stupart, regional managing partner for RSM Scotland, gives his view on what impact the UK budget could have on Scotland. With the UK budget fast approaching, the persistent deficit, underwhelming economic growth forecasts and a manifesto pledge not to raise taxes for working people, Rachel Reev

Venture capital (VC) investment into Scotland’s start-up and scale-up businesses soared by more than 200% in the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest KPMG Private Enterprise Venture Pulse report. Scottish businesses raised £116.1 million in the third quarter of 2025.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing a tax crackdown on professional partnerships, targeting accountants, lawyers, and other professionals using limited liability partnerships (LLPs) as part of her plan to ensure those with the “broadest shoulders” contribute more. The proposal involves

A new report from the Scottish Land Commission shows how lessons from around the world could help Scotland modernise the way it values land and property, strengthening the foundation for fairer taxation to support sustainable public finances, and action on climate change. The research, carried out b

The UK is in a fiscal bind and it is likely that the Chancellor Rachel Reeves will return with another tax-raising Budget on 26 November, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS). One much-asked question is whether Ms Reeves will be able to raise large sums without breaking Labour’s

Port Glasgow-based McLaren Packaging Group, a specialist supplier to the Scotch Whisky industry, is returning as a programme sponsor of the third edition of The Distillers One of One charity auction, set to take place this Friday, 10 October 2025 at Hopetoun House near Edinburgh, in collaboration wi

Glasgow's citizens, communities and businesses are being offered the chance to invest in the city's action on climate change.

Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce has urged the UK government to scrap the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) after official figures revealed a dramatic slump in revenues from North Sea oil and gas.

High-profile artworks by Picasso and Jean-Michel Basquiat, once owned by actor Leonardo DiCaprio, are being auctioned to compensate victims of the 1MDB financial scandal. The sale is poised to raise millions for the citizens of Malaysia, who were defrauded of $4.5 billion (c. £3.35bn) in the s

Following the Treasury's announcement that the Autumn Budget will be held on 26 November, the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has called on the Chancellor to implement a multi-year freeze on spirits duty. Mark Kent, the SWA's chief executive, argued that the Chancellor's previous decision to increas

Mortgage approvals for house purchases in the UK reached a six-month high in July, according to new figures from the Bank of England.

Members of Johnston Carmichael’s Dundee office laced up their boots for children’s charity The Archie Foundation at last weekend’s Kiltwalk in the city.

Retailers are warning that UK government tax policies are driving up prices and threatening jobs, a new survey from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed.

A coalition of Scottish heritage and design organisations have been successful in buying the Bernat Klein Studio at auction.

The Scottish government’s consultation on the Housing (Scotland) Bill closed last week, bringing to an end a heated debate over proposed rent control measures and potential exemptions that have sharply divided landlords and tenants' groups. At the heart of the dispute is a provision in the bil