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We are the only Government in the United Kingdom to offer 100 per cent rates relief for the past two years without any cap and are preventing a cliff-edge return to full liability by extending that support for retail through rates relief for the first three months of 2022-23. We are also supporting our high streets through the £10 million Scotland loves loc...
We are particularly fortunate in that we have the 250th anniversary of Sir Walter Scott’s birth coming up in 2021, leading into 2022, which is the year of Scotland’s stories.
Will that be repaid and, if not, can we really say that there was a break-even point in 2022? Committee members are aware that the cabinet secretary announced last year that brokerage that is outstanding as at the end of March this year—2019—does not have to be repaid.
At what point were you aware that there would be an overspend? I do not have a specific date. I will hand over to Michael Chalmers in a moment in case there is a date to hand; if not, we can follow that up with the committee.
Through the joint programme board, we need to ensure that that work is properly done. The greater risk to the date would arise in a situation in which that work was not taken forward in the most orderly manner.