The letter asks the committee to“suspend voting on an upcoming SSI on the withdrawal of the Small Business Bonus Scheme … relief from most sporting rates liabilities, as announced in the Scottish Budget for 2026–27.”Scottish Land & Estates further sets out that“Our primary concern is not with the policy, but with how it has been developed”,and that it does not feel that there has been sufficient“consultation with the rural sector on the withdrawal of SBBS relief for sporting rates.”There are also concerns about the impact that the proposal could have on the rural sector, with a potential impact on food production, deer management capacity, tax liability without sporting activities...