Scotland's Economy
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Criminals’ cash creating jobs
29th March 2012 by Kenny MacAskill
Since 2007, the Scottish Government’s CashBack for Communities programme has invested over £45 million of bad money for good purposes. Funds seized from the proceeds of crime is provided to communities to put young people on a positive path in life by offering them the chance to take part in hundreds of thousands of free sporting, cultural, educational diversionary activities and development programmes.
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Budget debate
28th March 2012 by John Swinney MSP
The impact of last week’s UK Budget will be felt across Scottish business in the months and years to come. Today, the Scottish Parliament gets the chance to debate the measures, with a motion that “the Parliament is disappointed that the UK Chancellor’s budget is a missed opportunity...”
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Planning next steps
28th March 2012 by Derek Mackay MSP
Planning has an important role to play in sustainable economic growth, and I’m committed to streamlining and simplifying the planning system to ensure it does not act as a barrier to economic growth and sustainable development – while ensuring communities are properly consulted and involved.
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FilmG Awards
9th March 2012 by Alasdair Allan MSP
We all know that the creative industries, in particular, music, literature and film, do much for Scotland’s reputation worldwide and for our economy. This evening I’ve had the immense pleasure of attending the FilmG awards in Glasgow.
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Update from Tourism Week
9th March 2012 by Fergus Ewing MSP
We're now half way through Tourism Week, which winds up next Tuesday, and there has already been some very good work done to promote the industry. Most of all, I've been impressed by the ambition and drive in the sector and that is is extremely important as we look to build on the success that we have already had in attracting visitors to Scotland.
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Edinburgh secures Green Investment Bank
8th March 2012 by Fergus Ewing MSP
I'm delighted Edinburgh has been chosen to host the headquarters of the Green Investment Bank. This is the right decision, recognising Scotland's position at the vanguard of the renewables revolution and follows an excellent and professional bid campaign.
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Government and Expenditure Revenue Scotland 2010-11
7th March 2012 by John Swinney MSP
Latest Government and Expenditure Revenue Scotland 2010-11, shows that, including a fair share of UK North Sea oil and gas revenues, Scotland contributed 9.6 per cent of UK public sector revenue, yet received 9.3 per cent of total UK public sector expenditure, including a per capita share of UK debt interest payments. And our population is 8.4% of the UK.
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State of the economy
5th March 2012 by John Swinney MSP
The Scottish Government’s Chief Economist today published the quarterly State of the Economy report, which provides further evidence that supports my calls to the Chancellor to use the Budget to invest more in capital projects, take action to boost lending to business and build consumer confidence.
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Scottish Tourism Week
2nd March 2012 by Mike Cantlay
This week VisitScotland is getting involved in Scottish Tourism Week which offers an exciting programme of events focusing on the Scottish tourism industry. Scottish Tourism Week takes place every year pushing tourism very much into the spotlight of stakeholders throughout the country.
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Strengthening planning performance
2nd March 2012 by Derek Mackay MSP
I’ve been in listening mode since becoming Planning Minister last December, getting a fuller understanding of the links between the planning system and our broader Economic Strategy. Of course planning must support our overarching purpose of increasing sustainable economic growth.
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