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Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes said a full replacement of all lost “EU funds” was needed. The Scottish Government finance chief said Scotland must receive at least £1.283bn in a replacement seven-year post-Brexit funding programme between 2021-2027.
BBC News
By Douglas Fraser
Published
Whitehall is to bypass the devolved administrations and replace European structural funds with a centrally-controlled fund.
In Scotland, that means more than £100m is set to be spent by the UK government on projects normally devolved to the Scottish Parliament.
The Shared Prosperity Fund replaces European Commission development and social fund grants.
The Scottish government has set out its own plans for replacing EU funds.
Stephen Barclay, the UK Treasury Secretary, has removed some of the uncertainty about the way the Shared Prosperity Fund will operate.
In the past seven years, £780m has come through the Scottish government by that route.