Tag: government

Uniform Business Rate reforms

Business

Joe Hutchison - January 16, 2020

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...

Cabinet Secretary meets the first intake of students on ground-breaking STEM programme

News

John Glover - December 18, 2019

DEPUTY First Minister John Swinney today heard an end-of-term report from students on a newly-launched teacher training programme. Edinburgh Napier University had welcomed the first...

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital update

Business

Joe Hutchison - December 11, 2019

Infection prevention and control measures will be strengthened further at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, the...

Fire safety guidance for high-rise homes

Business

Joe Hutchison - December 5, 2019

Residents in high-rise properties are being given leaflets outlining how to prevent fires in the home and what to do if one starts in...

Council Tax Reduction for almost half a million Scots

Business

Joe Hutchison - December 2, 2019

In September 2019, Scotland’s CTR scheme supported 471,790 households and the total weekly income forgone by local authorities was £6.57 million. The total number of...

New drive to curb online puppy sales

Business

Joe Hutchison - November 13, 2019

People in Scotland are increasingly buying puppies online despite the risk of purchasing from illegal breeders, according to new research. Almost half (45%) of people...

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