In a letter to the UK Government Secretary of State for BEIS, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has urged the UK Government to back the calls of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce Network for urgent support to tackle the cost of doing business crisis.
More than two-thirds (63%) of Scottish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) saw revenue increases in the second quarter of this year against 2021, compared to 55% UK wide, according to the latest quarterly Barclays SME Barometer.