Question reference: S5W-26569
- Asked by: Gillian Martin, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 28 November 2019
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 9 December 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much small businesses have saved overall through the small business bonus scheme since 2008.
Answer
The total overall savings to businesses as a result of the Small Business Bonus Scheme covering the period 2008-09 – 2018-19 are £1.79 billion. The estimated savings for 2019-20 will add a further £272 million.
The figure for 2018-19 will be published in Scottish Local Government Finance Statistics in February 2020. The figures for 2010-11 to 2017-18 are published in Table 1.16 of Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics, 2017-18, available at the following link: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-local-government-financial-statistics-2017-18/ .
Figures for earlier years are published in Table 2.12 of Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics, 2009-10, available at the following link: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-local-government-financial-statistics-2009-10/ .