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Scottish Government 'fails' to commit to a multi-annual ring-fenced fund for farming

First Minister John Swinney said his Government would return the 拢46 million taken away from the agriculture Budget in previous years but could not guarantee a commitment to longer-term funding due to only having 'information' for one financial year

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First Minister of Scotland John Swinney said: "Uncertainty about the implications in our budget will constrain the ability of the Scottish Government to set out the multi-annual certainty that everyone in the industry would like us to do."
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First Minister of Scotland John Swinney said: "Uncertainty about the implications in our budget will constrain the ability of the Scottish Government to set out the multi-annual certainty that everyone in the industry would like us to do."

First Minister of Scotland John Swinney has failed to provide a guarantee that the Scottish Government will provide multi-annual funding for farmers and crofters due to having a 'lack of information' for...

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