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The coming lockdown could be the final nail in the coffin for some Scottish businesses if support is not delivered faster, Ruth Davidson has warned.
The Scottish Conservative group leader said small firms were close to broke after a year of Covid-19 restrictions.
She said the government must pay out promised support grants more quickly, as much of Scotland enters level four.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon insisted that business was not an afterthought and that the curbs were necessary.
And she said the finance secretary was urgently examining what extra support could be made available, with the entire Scottish mainland to enter the top level of restrictions from Boxing Day.