Scotland's Economy
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Budget Roundtable
16th August 2012 by Garry Clarke
Garry Clarke of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce comments on the Budget Rountable with Finance Secretary John Swinney in Ayr.
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Chief Economist – State of the Economy
31st July 2012 by Dr Gary Gillespie
The outlook for the Scottish economy is one of continued recovery but with growth below both trend and initial expectations. Scotland is likely to continue to track the trends at the UK level as many of the determinants of UK growth – deleveraging, fiscal consolidation and the Euro crisis – are shared in Scotland.
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Team Scotland – update from Scotland House
31st July 2012 by Lena Wilson
Last night, I joined Finance Secretary John Swinney at Scotland House, where we welcomed 80 senior representatives from London’s financial and professional services sector.
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Small Business Communication
16th July 2012 by Fergus Ewing MSP
As Enterprise Minister, I'm privileged to be able to meet with small businesses across Scotland on a regular basis. The chance to engage directly with business is invaluable in learning more about the contributory factors to the many successes of our SMEs, as well as hearing about the issues that are affecting their companies.
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£120 million for superfast broadband
25th June 2012 by Alex Neil
There is no doubt that digital is the way forward and we relish the challenge to put Scotland at the forefront of the digital revolution and make world-class digital infrastructure a reality.
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Advice available for manufacturers
25th June 2012 by Nick Shields
This year, we’re working hard to engage with even more Scottish manufacturers, carry out even more projects and deliver even greater value to Scotland’s economy by helping companies generate more savings and create new jobs, new products and new markets.
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Plans for future tax regime
8th June 2012 by John Swinney MSP
From April 2015, through the Scotland Act, the Scottish Parliament will be able, to introduce and manage taxes relating to the purchase or leasing of land and buildings, and a replacement for Landfill Tax.
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Opportunities for Scotland’s Economy Lecture – 11 June
6th June 2012 by John Swinney MSP
Later this month I will be discussing my view of the challenges and opportunities to business in the context of the current economic climate and the recent developments in the global economy and Euro Area.
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Whisky Galore
6th June 2012 by Fergus Ewing MSP
It's been an extremely positive day for one of our most successful exports - whisky! The news that Diageo is to invest £1 billion over the next five years in the Scotch Whisky industry is very welcome and a strong indication of the company's belief in the bright future of the sector.
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Chemicals sector has the right formula to grow our economy
30th May 2012 by Sandy Dobbie
Growing our economy and exporting more goods to the rest of the world is the key to Scotland’s future prosperity. Leading the charge is our whisky industry, which has already helped meet a 2017 target to increase exports six years earlier than planned.
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