1.0Scotland's Economyhttps://blogs.gov.scot/scotlands-economyJohn Swinney MSPhttps://blogs.gov.scot/scotlands-economy/author/johnswinney/State of the economy - Scotland's Economyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZAsFitCqgc"><a href="https://blogs.gov.scot/scotlands-economy/2012/03/05/state-of-the-economy/">State of the economy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.gov.scot/scotlands-economy/2012/03/05/state-of-the-economy/embed/#?secret=ZAsFitCqgc" width="600" height="338" title="“State of the economy” — Scotland's Economy" data-secret="ZAsFitCqgc" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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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.