Scottish Government

The latest round of funding awards from Marine Fund Scotland (MFS) has seen fishing businesses and marine organisations in coastal communities receive more than £3 million. Around £11 million has been awarded to date across a range of projects, including supporting young fishers to enter

A consultation has been launched by the Scottish Government on a new heating benefit that will give around 400,000 low income households the reassurance of a guaranteed £50 payment every winter. The Low Income Winter Heating Assistance will be introduced from winter 2022 to replace the current

The Scottish Self Build Loan Fund has committed more than £5 million in loans to self-builders across Scotland to date.

Scotland’s Winter Festivals celebrating St Andrew’s Day, Hogmanay and Burns Night are to share in up to £430,000 in Scottish Government funding. As Scotland’s national day approaches, the funding will help support up to 100 individual events running from 26 November to 30 Nov

Scotland's contact tracing workforce will remain in place until September 2022 through a funding commitment of £33.1 million announced by the Scottish Government. The investment will secure almost 500 posts at local health boards around the country, as well as additional core tracing staff at

Scotland’s onshore GDP grew by 0.4% in September, according to statistics announced today by the Chief Statistician.

Extra funds worth £1.5 million are to be committed by the Scottish Government to aid the response to COVID-19 in Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia. By the end of the year, a total of £5m will have been invested by the Scottish Government’s International Development Fund, a commitment which

The Scottish Government should use next month’s Budget to accelerate their ambition to reform Council Tax if it is going to happen by the time of the next Scottish election, according to the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT). The CIOT has responded to a Scottish Government consultati

A £25 million Scottish Government fund to improve ventilation in business premises and reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission will open for applications next week. Small and medium-sized businesses such as restaurants, bars and gyms will be able to claim back costs of up to £2,500 to u

Almost a quarter of Scottish businesses are facing immediate financial peril should the Scottish Government extend covid-19 restrictions today, according to the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC). A snap poll of nearly 700 companies has revealed that many firms are struggling with existing measures

Thirteen business representative groups and industry bodies have jointly written to the Scottish Finance Secretary asking her to introduce a business rates discount for all retail premises for the coming financial year. The retail industry in Scotland employs 230,000 people and traditionally account

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that the Scottish Government will increase its fund for climate justice by a further 50% on top of the previous commitment to double the fund as part of Scotland’s response and contribution to the ongoing negotiations at COP26. Calling on larger cou

Return-to-work experts Women Returners has received Scottish Government funding to provide fully-funded career coaching, skills training and mentoring to tackle the daunting challenges being faced by women struggling to return to fulfilling professional-level work. As the Scottish job market recover

A group of up and coming Scottish-based, female company founders will attend a market building virtual trade mission across Germany and the DACH region next month led by AccelerateHER. The three-day event will include a masterclass session with Austria-based Lisa-Marie Fassl, a dynamic, global figur

A five-year plan backed by more than £100 million of funding to help build Scotland’s hydrogen economy has been published by the Scottish Government. The draft Hydrogen Action Plan sets out the strategic approach the Scottish Government will take with industry to help make Scotland becom