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Some years ago, Edinburgh Napier University business school did a study that looked at the skills that will be required in 2016 and 2024, taking into consideration the birth rate in Scotland.
Domestically, we are trying to continue to support the Scottish rural development programme and to pilot some new approaches between 2021 and 2024, but one of the difficulties with making longer-term commitments is that fixed financial commitments in the absence of any understanding of what money will be available is going to be extremely difficult for us t...
That includes a daily accommodation offset for workers for accommodation other than a house. In 2024, that offset increased by 9 per cent to £9.99 per day, which is directly deducted from workers’ pay.
Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2 Good morning, and welcome to the 12th meeting in 2024 of the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee.
The issue was raised during the passage of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024. Again, that highlights the importance of the work that is being done across the Government on the circular economy.
The Scottish Fiscal Commission tells us that, for 2025-26, resource funding is up by only 0.8 per cent on 2024-25 in real terms, so there is no huge pot of gold available.