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To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered the impact of a tax designed to encourage banks to finance small and medium-sized enterprises.
The way in which it is implemented is the problem, rather than the fact that the money comes from a bank as opposed to from Government. The money is simply a resource that pays for the goods.
If the function of “consent authority” was transferred to local authorities individually or entirely at a later date it would shift the distribution of costs across a 10- year period.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 November 2023
The methodology has not changed, but the data changes, and we are using the most up-to-date data that we have from the fish counter network and the catch returns that are submitted by angling clubs and individual anglers.
To return to the possibility of a tourism investment bank, I note that there has been no mention of the planned Scottish investment bank, which will be lending by the turn of the year.
We can draw matters to the Government’s attention, pose questions to it and/or ask to be kept up to date on relevant developments. If the committee is not content with the proposal, it may make one or two recommendations, which we could come to.
We can either lift and replicate what I feel is a failed and completely out-of-date UK system or we can get the expertise on board early, set up the council, advise the Government and scrutinise the regulations.
The employer skills survey from 2014 showed that only 14 per cent of employers took on apprenticeships, and by 2022 that had only grown to 16 per cent.