reduce waiting lists, make it easier for people to see their GP, and advance plans for three new hospital buildings, the government has announced.1 The Scottish government's draft budget for 2025-26 proposes that the health and social care budget increase to 21.7bn, up from 19.7bn in 2024...
John Edward, director of the SCIS, said: “Most of all, for a rates review, they would most likely cost the Scottish taxpayer and government more than they seek to raise.” Speaking to Tes Scotland, Mr Edward said that private schools would have to pass on any additional costs to parents...
The report adds: “Looking ahead, the picture is different: Scottish councils and schools look set to see smaller increases in funding between 2022-23 and 2024-25 than their English counterparts.” A spokesperson for the Scottish government said that its “settlements from the UK government have ...
Volkswagen Finance to pay £21.5m compensation for failing vulnerable customers 21 Oct 2024 2 minutes Volkswagen Finance has been fined £5,397,600 by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for failing to treat customers in financial difficulty fairly. The firm has agreed to pay over ......
John Swinney takes aim at Labour government policies in New Year's message 31 Dec 2024 at 12:02am "Like many of you, I am also reflecting on the challenges that we faced over the last year, and there have been many. With higher bills to pay, winter can increase financial hardship for...
12 Jan 2024 3 minutes Trade union Unite is to hold meetings in Aberdeen and Dundee this coming Monday following the announcement that the Stewart Milne Group has been placed into administration. ... Craft workers accept improved COSLA pay offer 1 Dec 2023 2 minutes Local government craft...
saw its share price fall after the Italian government said it was re-opening an old investigation into whether the company was complying with the rules of a particular tender some years ago. We continue to investigate this, to make sure nothing untoward has happened, but so far we're comfort...
The Scottish Government, and you, have everything to gain from arbitration. If my legal advice is wrong, I will accept that and the current process proceeds. If the Scottish Government legal advice is wrong, you discover that without losing in a public court.”So, he never asked her to ...
—UK Govt. REUL report, January 2024 Post-Brexit, things defaulted to WTO rules, freeing government to provide State Aid to any company they chose. This creates a non-level playing field and distorts markets, which is anathema to the EU, as it disrupts the integrity of their Single Market...
“These are big percentage increases that have been driven by the UK Government raising the hourly rate of the National Living Wage. While many who work in the farming industry are already paid substantially above this minimum rate, what the increase will do is put in place a much higher...