Scottish Budget

2 months ago | dailybusinessgroup.co.uk | Terry Murden |Kate Forbes |Scottish Budget

Startup companies participating in the Scottish Government’s techscaler programme have raised more than £118 million since the scheme was launched at the end of 2022. It raised £54.1m in its first year from both private and public sources. Of the total, the government has invested just under £13m in grants, described by Deputy First Minister and Economy Secretary Kate Forbes today as “a good return”.

2 months ago | dailybusinessgroup.co.uk | Terry Murden |Kate Forbes |Scottish Budget

Startup companies participating in the Scottish Government’s techscaler programme have raised more than £118 million over the past two years, according to a new report. The funding is from both private and public sources across a range of tech businesses. The number of firms receiving support has almost doubled to 978 from 502 over the past year, with 1,411 entrepreneurs getting help, up from 610. Further activity included two international pop-ups in Singapore and San Francisco.

Nov 25, 2024 | dailybusinessgroup.co.uk | Terry Murden |David Anderson Lonsdale |Scottish Budget

Retailers are calling on MSPs from across the political spectrum to work together to pass a Scottish Budget which is pro-business. The Scottish Retail Consortium wants Holyrood to avoid adding unwarranted costs onto business, and supports economic growth. SRC sent its detailed Scottish Budget recommendations paper to Ministers and MSPs in September. It contained suggestions for cutting the cost of government, delivering competitive taxes and regulation, and combating crime against retailers.

Oct 26, 2024 | dailybusinessgroup.co.uk | Terry Murden |Scottish Budget

Scottish Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie has urged First Minister John Swinney to reverse “broken promises” if he wants to get his budget passed. With the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties unlikely to support the Budget on 4 December, the government is relying on the Greens – the only party to have prevented an SNP budget being passed – or risk calling an early election.

Aug 27, 2024 | dailybusinessgroup.co.uk | Terry Murden |Graeme Roy |Scottish Budget

Holyrood ministers have been told by their own financial watchdog that pressures on the Scottish budget are of their own making. First Minister John Swinney and Finance Secretary Shona Robison continue to accuse Westminster for shortchanging Scotland, forcing them to make severe cutbacks in public services.