Scottish Government

Public finance minister Kate Forbes has replied to a letter from the Scottish business community highlighting the Scottish Government’s support for maintaining the Uniform Business Rate. In the letter, she echoed concerns that the amendment to devolve control of rates to local authorities woul

Standards for trade after Brexit must not be allowed to deteriorate, the First Minister has said.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has today launched a new £6 million fund to support projects helping small and medium-sized business (SMEs) take advantage of the global transition to a low carbon economy.

Protest group Extinction Rebellion has targetted Baillie Gifford's Edinburgh office by barricading the entrance to the building.

The Scottish Government has announced that its budget will be published on 6 February 2020. The announcement comes after the UK Government confirmed that its budget would be delayed until 11 March 2020.

The Scottish Government has announced that enterprise projects in Dumfries and Galloway will receive a share of more than £500,000 from the South of Scotland Economic Partnership (SOSEP). This latest tranche of funding includes the following:

Independent bakeries are benefitting from £125,000 from the Scottish Government to help small food retailers face the challenges posed by bigger chains.

Aberdeen-based IT specialist Clark Integrated Technologies has urged the Scottish professional sector to take account of cybersecurity to protect the tendering process. The Scottish public sector spends more than £11 billion a year buying goods, services and works but SMEs in the professional

The Scottish Government has supported innovation in farming by providing £340,000 of funding through the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund (KTIF).

Semiconductor manufacturer Diodes Incorporated has received a £13.7 million funding package from Scottish Enterprise towards a £47m project enabling its future growth in Greenock. The grant was announced yesterday by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Nick Halfhide, director of sustainable growth at Scottish Natural Heritage, has been appointed interim chief executive of South of Scotland Enterprise, the new agency regenerating the economy of the South of Scotland. Mr Halfhide will take on the role from 3 February until a permanent appointme

Amid rising concerns over the levels of problem debt in Scotland, the Scottish Government has revealed plans to create a new debt advice service. This year, Citizens Advice Scotland has issued 100,000 pieces of debt advice to people living in Scotland, whilst more than 600,000 Scots - 14.2% of the p

Businesses in Cupar, Fife, have made history by voting to create the UK’s first Digital Improvement District in the town. The trailblazing scheme will give companies and the community a stronger identity online and will fuel the creation of a “Cupar Now” brand to showcase the town

Scottish Building Society is one of the first lenders to sign up to the Scottish Government’s new £150 million First Home Fund. Launched today, applications are now open for a new national pilot scheme helping first-time buyers with the deposit for a new home.

The latest data from the Scottish Government has revealed that Scotland’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.3% in real terms during the third quarter of this year, rebounding from ints contraction in quarter two. Compared to the same quarter last year, Scotland’s GDP grew by 0.7% bu