Scottish Government

Scottish businesses have benefited from more than £1.94 billion in grants paid directly to businesses since March 2020. This is in addition to £965 million in coronavirus non-domestic rates reliefs.

Holiday vouchers, discounts for days out and a marketing fund are included in a new £25 million tourism recovery programme announced by the Scottish Government. Speaking at the Scottish Tourism Alliance conference, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the funding to support the sector&rsqu

A new Social Enterprise Action Plan will offer increased support to the sector, including £5 million of funding to boost its potential for growth and put the social enterprise model at the heart of Scotland’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The three-year action plan demonstrates

Mark Logan, a leading expert in scaling digital businesses, has been appointed to oversee work, which is backed by £7 million of funding, to establish Scotland as a world-class technology hub. The former Skyscanner executive and professor of computing science at the University of Glasgow 

Armed forces charities across Scotland will benefit from a new £1 million support fund. The Scottish Government fund will help the sector offset a shortfall in income due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

A new £1 million digital support programme for creative and cultural businesses has been launched by the Scottish Government. The Creative Digital Initiative will help the sector develop digital capabilities in response to the limitations imposed by the coronavirus pandemic.

More than 2,800 businesses that operate within the Scottish wedding industry have been supported by £25.9 million worth of funding to help survive the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

For November to January 2021, Scotland’s employment rate estimate fell over the quarter to 74.3%, according to the latest Labour Market Statistics released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

A new £30 million fund is being established by the Scottish Government to support small businesses within the third sector, helping them to grow as Scotland recovers from the impacts of coronavirus. The fund will be designed to respond to a need for third sector organisations to access loans t

Scotland's Chief Statistician has released statistics showing that the economy grew by 2.0% during the fourth quarter of 2020, covering the period October to December.

Economy secretary Fiona Hyslop has announced that a further £70 million will be made available by the Scottish Government to provide more jobs, internships, apprenticeships, training and volunteering opportunities for young people in Scotland.  The extra funding for Young Person&rsqu

Local authorities in Scotland will receive an additional £40 million to support local communities, public finance minister Ivan McKee has confirmed.

Trade minister Ivan McKee has urged the UK Government to provide clarity over the future of green ports in Scotland. The green port model adapts the UK Government’s freeport proposals, offering a package of tax and customs reliefs. Operators and beneficiaries will be required to commit to adop

Scotrail is to come under direct state control from March 2022, transport secretary Michael Matheson has confirmed. Mr Matheson said Scotrail will be operated through an arm’s-length company controlled by the Scottish Government, declaring that the current system of franchising “is no lo

A new loan scheme aimed at supporting small scale woodland creation projects has been launched today by rural economy secretary Fergus Ewing.