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Around 23,000 low income households without proper internet access will be helped to get online with the assistance of £15 million of Scottish Government funding. The investment, part of the Connecting Scotland programme, will prioritise disadvantaged families with children and young people le

Glasgow Prestwick airport, which is owned by the Scottish Government, was back in profit after making a £1 million loss, before the coronavirus pandemic struck. 

The Scottish Government has announced that it will be investing £60 million in a Youth Guarantee to give all young people access to work, training or education. An implementation plan for Scotland’s Youth Guarantee is currently being developed. Funding will come from the additional &poun

Economy secretary Fiona Hyslop has announced a £10 million package of measures to recruit and retain apprentices, including additional funding for the Scottish Government’s Adopt an Apprentice programme.

Food and drink businesses across Scotland have been awarded a share of £5 million from the Scottish Government to invest in infrastructure, purchase new equipment and upgrade or replace facilities. In total 30 businesses will receive food processing, marketing and cooperation (FPMC) grants to

Targeted measures to build a stronger, fairer and greener economic future for Scotland in the wake of coronavirus have been announced by the Scottish Government. Publishing responses to the advisory group on economic recovery report and the Enterprise and Skills Strategic Board report, economy secre

A new £1.5 million fund open to housing associations and co-operatives to support initiatives to prevent homelessness will open for applications shortly.

Two new funding packages from the Scottish Government worth £15 million will support the tourism sector as it continues to feel the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A £14 million Hotel Recovery Programme will help to secure up to 3,000 jobs at Scotland’s larger hotel

Scotland’s GDP is confirmed to have fallen by 2.5% during the first quarter of 2020, according to statistics announced today by Scotland's chief statistician.

A funding package of £10 million has been established by the Scottish Government to help the Scottish events sector recover from the coronavirus pandemic. 

A new £4 million funding stream for the independent museums sector to help bolster resilience following the coronavirus pandemic has been announced by culture secretary Fiona Hyslop. The Museums Resilience and Recovery Fund will provide support for Scotland’s museums and galleries and wi

Tourism, business, community and agricultural projects across Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders have been awarded more than £2.1 million to support economic development across the region.

The Outer Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland will benefit from investment of up to £100 million as part of the Islands Growth Deal.

The Scottish Government has announced that people looking for work or those at risk of redundancy will benefit from £100 million of additional assistance to move into work or retrain.

Scotland’s GDP increased by 1.5% in May, after the sharp falls of 18.9% in April and 5.5% in March, according to statistics announced today by the chief statistician. Although output has picked up slightly in May, it remains 22.1% below the level in February, prior to the direct impacts of the