This has been an unprecedented year, and the effects of the pandemic have undoubtedly hit small businesses hard. That’s why I’m pledging to buy over 50% of my Christmas shopping from local businesses this year, and I want to encourage you to do the same. Across the Highlands, over 90 per cent of registered businesses …
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For Government, there should be two simple priorities during this pandemic; the first is to protect people in our communities by preventing the virus from spreading, the second is to protect jobs and livelihoods. Healthy communities need as close to full employment as possible, not just because families need to put food on the table, …
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SNP URGE UK GOV TO PREVENT ANOTHER FINANCIAL HIT FOR THE SELF EMPLOYED The SNP’s Shadow Business Secretary has called on the UK government to immediately announce an extension the suspension of the Minimum Income Floor (MIF) within Universal Credit beyond 13th November to prevent another financial blow for self-employed people during the coronavirus crisis …
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Following a new report, the SNP has renewed calls for the Treasury to protect thousands of jobs and businesses from going under by turning its Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) into grants or equity – as well as writing off repayments for struggling firms. It comes after the National Audit Office (NAO) highlighted in its report …
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NEARLY HALF A MILLION JOB LOSSES PLANNED SINCE MARCH The Tory government has been criticised for “abdicating its responsibilities” to workers and households at this critical time after new findings revealed that nearly half a million job losses have been planned by employers since the coronavirus crisis began. Figures showed that employers in August alone planned …
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BUSINESS LEADERS CONFIDENT IN SCOTLAND’S FUTURE AS AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY A new study has found that business leaders across the UK are confident that their companies would thrive in an independent Scotland. The Ipsos MORI survey, which interviewed 102 British business leaders between February and July discovered “little resistance” to the concept of an independent …
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The COVID virus is still out there, but we are making progress, and it’s been encouragingly ‘normal’ to pass children on their way to school and to see things a bit busier. However, just as some normality is returning to our streets; our economy faces its most significant hurdles. The Office of National Statistics recently …
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