1.0Scotland's Economyhttps://blogs.gov.scot/scotlands-economyJohn Swinney MSPhttps://blogs.gov.scot/scotlands-economy/author/johnswinney/Open letter to business - Scotland's Economyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="CC3Zc0jeJB"><a href="https://blogs.gov.scot/scotlands-economy/2012/02/24/open-letter-to-business/">Open letter to business</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.gov.scot/scotlands-economy/2012/02/24/open-letter-to-business/embed/#?secret=CC3Zc0jeJB" width="600" height="338" title="“Open letter to business” — Scotland's Economy" data-secret="CC3Zc0jeJB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Last year, I wrote to Scottish businesses to assure them that the Scottish Government is doing everything possible within our current powers to ensure Scotland remains the most competitive place to do business in the UK. Today I have written to our businesses to outline how our Budget maintains that commitment with 57% of Scottish business properties currently paying zero or reduced business rates bills.