SNP urged to end âsecrecyâ around swirl of Covid business support schemes
FINANCE Secretary Kate Forbes has been told to end the “secrecy” around how much businesses are getting in emergency Covid support. The Scottish Tories said the figures must be published on a weekly basis, to cut through the confusion over a jumble of schemes at various stages of delivery. Previous Treasury-funded, but council-run, business grants have already been published weekly. Ms Forbes this week announced a new £185m package for targeted Covid support across a wife range of sectors, including taxi drivers, arts venues and travel agents. There will also be one-off payments to hospitality businesses of £2000 or £3000 in January to help them deal with the traditional post-Christmas dip in trade.