Cbi Scotland

Yesterday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his first Budget for 2020/21 in the House of Commons. The budget took into account the economic impact of the recent COVID outbreak and contained measures to mitigate any problems stemming from this.

Ahead of the Scottish Budget, CBI Scotland has called on politicians of all parties to put the economy at the front and centre of the political debate in Scotland and focus on policies that will strengthen the economy and encourage investment.

The partnership between business and government holds the key to negotiating successful trade deals with partners around the world, CBI Scotland director Tracy Black told an audience of business leaders and Scottish and UK Government officials at an event in Edinburgh today. Tracy Black, CBI Sc

The Scottish Labour Market Statistics for Jun-August 2019 released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have reported a 1.4% drop in the Scottish employment rate.

Scottish policy-makers should consider the creation of a "Productivity Data Bank" to help accelerate solutions to Scotland's productivity challenges, according to CBI Scotland and KPMG.

Scotland’s notional deficit is falling faster than the UK’s with onshore revenues increasing by 5.1% to reach £61.3 billion in 2018-19 as a result of continued economic growth, according to Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures published today. The figures also