Such an approach is still missing from the Scottish Government’s response.iEEFW Committee meeting, 18 May 2020, col 24 and 11 August 2020, col 19
Barry McCulloch of FSB Scotland agreed:
it is difficult to reconcile the aspirations of the implementation plan… and the harsh commercial realities that small businesses face at the moment—not least those that are affected by the current lockdown restrictions.iiEEFW Committee meeting, 11 August 2020, col 20
Giving evidence in May, SCDI highlighted the importance of increasing productivity to promote economic recovery:
Before the crisis happened, we had very low productivity across Scotland and the UK.