First Minister sets out resilience plans ahead of US tariffs
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First Minister sets out resilience plans ahead of US tariffs
First Minister of Scotland John Swinney said he will publish his Government’s legislative programme earlier than usual to help tackle tariff challenges.
Speaking at a press conference at Bute House in Edinburgh on Monday, Mr Swinney said the programme for government would be published on the 6th of May to "enable a full year of delivery between now and the Scottish election”.
Report by Kennedyl.
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