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Scottish GDP falls in December after arrival of Omicron

GDP in Scotland fell in the final month of 2021, new figures showed, with Economy Secretary Kate Forbes conceding the Omicron variant had made this a “difficult time”. She spoke as the latest monthly data showed the economy contracted by 0.4% in ...

23 Feb 2022 at 11:25

Scotland

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes urges MSPs to back ‘bold and ambitious’ Budget

Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes is urging MSPs to back her “bold and ambitious” spending plans for next year in a key vote at Holyrood. Ms Forbes made the appeal amid concern from opposition parties about the amount of cash the Scottish ...

27 Jan 2022 at 02:25

Scotland

Kate Forbes: Economy’s return to pre-Covid levels of GDP is ‘fantastics news’

Scotland’s GDP has returned to pre-pandemic levels, after figures showed the economy grew by 0.8% in November. New data from the Scottish Government revealed GDP was now 0.6% above the level it was at in February 2020, before coronavirus hit. ...

26 Jan 2022 at 12:25

Local News

RTÉ accused of acting like ‘rogue employer’ at Public Accounts Committee

RTE has been accused of behaving like a “rogue employer” after failing to commit to paying benefits to staff who missed out because they were wrongly classified as freelance workers. The broadcaster’s director general Dee Forbes declined to ...

20 Jan 2022 at 18:33

Scotland

4G mobile phone coverage expanded in dozens of rural areas

A Scottish Government initiative has seen 4G mobile phone coverage expanded in dozens of rural locations across the country. The £28.75 million Scottish 4G Infill (S4GI) programme, which is being delivered in partnership with WHP Telecoms ...

04 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Scotland to contribute £65m to Ukrainian war effort

The Scottish Government has pledged £65 million to the war effort in Ukraine. The contribution will make up part of the £1 billion in funding the UK government is providing to the Ukrainian military for state of the art equipment ...

29 Jun 2022 at 23:30

Scotland

Kate Forbes: Levelling Up Bill should not undermine Scottish ministers

Levelling-up plans from the UK Government must “respect” Scottish ministers and devolution, Scotland’s Finance Secretary has warned. Kate Forbes has written to Neil O’Brien, the UK Government’s Levelling Up minister, to outline ...

25 Jun 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Sunak told more help on cost-of-living crisis is ‘absolutely imperative’

Action to tackle the cost-of-living crisis is “absolutely imperative”, the Scottish Finance Secretary has told Rishi Sunak. Kate Forbes wrote to the Chancellor, calling for him to use £30 billion of funding to further assist ...

25 May 2022 at 19:24

Kate Forbes: Long-term solutions are needed to ease cost-of-living crisis

Scotland’s Finance Secretary has “cautiously welcomed” the Chancellor’s £15 billion support package to ease the cost-of-living crisis, but warned a long-term solution is still needed. Rishi Sunak announced on Thursday that ...

26 May 2022 at 17:13

Scotland

Raise income tax by 1p to pay for social care, think tank says

Income tax should increase by 1p to pay for improvements to adult social care in Scotland, a think tank has said. Reform Scotland said the temporary income tax rise should be introduced to pave the way for a social ...

29 Dec 2021 at 01:25

John Swinney: I am very concerned by IMF statement on UK tax plans

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has said he is “very concerned” following an extraordinary statement from the International Monetary Fund on the UK Government’s tax plans. Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng last week ...

28 Sept 2022 at 11:45

Third of Scots say Kate Forbes would be the best next first minister, poll finds

A third of Scots think Kate Forbes is the best candidate to be Scotland’s next first minister – with a new poll indicating the Scottish Finance Secretary may be extending her lead over her rivals. Pollsters ...

12 Mar 2023 at 12:49

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