Scottish Government

Finance secretary Kate Forbes has called on the UK Government to provide appropriate funding to support businesses and communities, the wider supply chain and individuals negatively impacted or forced to close due to lockdown restrictions. In a letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Ms Forbes said any su

Scotland’s GDP increased by 2.6% in August, according to statistics announced today by Scotland's chief statistician.

A £30 million package of funding from the Scottish Government is being made available to local authorities to support people facing financial hardship as a result of coronavirus, including money to provide free school meals over the school holidays. Local authorities will be given flexibility

For the period June to August 2020, Scotland’s employment rate estimate rose over the quarter to 73.9%, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). 

The Scottish Government has announced a new £40 million fund to help businesses affected by temporary restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus. The COVID-19 Restrictions Fund will provide one-off grants of up to £3,000, depending on rateable value, to bars, restaurants and oth

Cairn Gorm will benefit from more than £20.51 million of funding from the Scottish Government and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to make it a year-round attraction, generating significant economic benefits for the local area and Scotland’s tourism sector. Funded by the Scottish G

A package of financial flexibilities and extra funding for councils which could be worth up to £750 million has been agreed by the Scottish Government in partnership with COSLA. To address the financial pressures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic over the next two years, councils will be granted

Fast-tracked funding of £3.5 million to help local communities drive their green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic has been announced by the Scottish Government. The Community Climate Asset Fund will provide grants of up to £100,000 for projects supporting community climate action i

A network to ensure that consumer protection is at the core of Scotland’s economic recovery has been established by the Scottish Government. Stakeholders from organisations including Advice Direct Scotland, Trading Standards, Citizens Advice Scotland and the Scottish Government will work toget

Scotland’s health and social care sector will receive £1.1 billion in additional funding to support its work through coronavirus pressures, health secretary Jeane Freeman has announced. The funding will be allocated to NHS Boards and Health and Social Care Partnerships across Scotland to

Scotland’s economy has recovered half the fall in GDP which followed the implementation of the coronavirus lockdown, but may still not return to pre-pandemic levels until the end of 2023, according to the latest State of the Economy report.  The report, published by the Scottish Governmen

The Scottish Government's First Homes Fund which provides first-time buyers with loans of up to £25,000 is being continued next year, according to housing minister Kevin Stewart. The fund is still to be fully evaluated by the Scottish Government, however, Mr Stewart has said it has been a "hug

The Scottish Government has launched a new £10 million fund to make the area around the River Clyde an engine of sustainable and inclusive growth and kick-start its economic recovery.

Scotland's finance secretary Kate Forbes has said that the chancellor's Winter Economy Plan announced yesterday does not go far enough to protect jobs. While Ms Forbes welcomed some of the measures announced by the UK Government, she said that the details of the economic plan would not provide the s

The Scottish Government's Autumn Budget Revision (ABR) for 2020-21 has brought the total amount committed to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic to more than £6.5 billion. Yesterday, the government announced that it has allocated a further £2.5bn in response to COVID-19.