Question reference: S6W-05738
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 21 January 2022 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 31 January 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure that businesses that did not qualify for business funding support, made available in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2021 will be eligible for such support in 2022.
Answer
We announced £375m of business support to tackle Omicron and provided details on how £276m of this will be allocated.
Decisions on the allocation of the remaining funds will be confirmed following further consultation with affected sectors on how it can best be targeted.