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Scottish Hospitality Group has attacked Holyrood’s decision to pull critical business support before the majority of restaurants and pubs are able to reopen.
Scottish government cuts hospitality support 6th April, 2021 by Owen Bellwood
A trade body has slammed the “senseless” decision by the Scottish government to end the Strategic Framework Business Fund on 19 April, described as a “financial lifeline” for hospitality businesses during the pandemic.
Lawmakers in Scotland have replaced the Strategic Framework Business Fund with reopening grants
Scottish finance secretary Kate Forbes said the Strategic Framework Business Fund (SFBF) would be replaced by a one-off reopening grant.
“A day of reckoning is coming for debt strapped Scottish businesses and as politicians prioritise the electoral trail, they are needlessly cutting a financial lifeline,” said Stephen Montgomery, spokesperson from trade group the Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG).
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