SCC Comment on Inflation Figures

Commenting on the latest UK inflation figures showing CPI increasing from 2.6% to 2.9%, Liz Cameron, Chief Executive, Scottish Chambers of Commerce, said...

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SCC Initial Response: Programme for Government

The Scottish Chambers of Commerce welcomes the thrust of the Scottish Government’s 2017-18 Programme for Government, and applauds its ambition “to be the inventor and the producer, not just a consumer, of the innovations that will shape the lives of our children and grandchildren.”

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Initial SCC Network Response to Barclay Business Rates Review

Scottish Chambers of Commerce welcomes the Barclay Review Recommendations as a step in the right direction to improve the operations of Business Rates in Scotland

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SCC Comment on Labour Market Figures

Commenting on the news that Scottish employment rose by 30,000 (1.1%) and unemployment fell by 12,000 (0.5%) in the three months to June, Liz Cameron, Chief Executive, Scottish Chambers of Commerce, said...

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Healthy Business Performance Clouded by Falling Real Incomes & Recruitment Challenges

Scottish Chambers of Commerce’s Quarterly Economic Indicator engages with five of Scotland’s key business sectors: Construction, Financial and Business Services, Manufacturing, Retail & Wholesale, and Tourism.

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Fall in Inflation Will East Pressure on Interest Rates

Scottish Chambers of Commerce believe that June’s fall in CPI inflation from 2.9% to 2.6% will ease pressure for an early increase in interest rates.

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Scotland’s Businesses Say No Brexit Deal Is Not An Option

A new survey conducted across the UK by the British Chambers of Commerce has highlighted business’s need for stability in terms of our trading relationship with the EU, regardless of the state of negotiations at the time of the UK’s exit from the EU in March 2019.

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SCC Responds to First Minister’s Statement

Commenting on the First Minister’s statement in the Scottish Parliament this afternoon, Liz Cameron OBE, Director and Chief Executive of Scottish Chambers of Commerce, said...

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SCC Welcomes Further Clarity on Rights of EU Citizens

Scottish Chambers of Commerce has welcomed the additional clarity provided by the Prime Minister around the UK Government’s proposals on the rights of EU nationals to remain in the UK.

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Scottish Chambers of Commerce Welcomes Enterprise and Skills Report But Calls for Detailed Monitoring of Progress

Scottish Chambers of Commerce has welcomed today’s publication of the second phase report of the Scottish Government’s Enterprise and Skills Review.

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