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Friday, 09 March 2012 00:04

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The SNP has today welcomed the announcement that the Green Investment Bank (GIB) will be headquartered in Edinburgh.  The bank, designed to spur private sector investment in low-carbon projects, will have offices in Edinburgh and London, the UK government said on Thursday.

Making the announcement, Vince Cable, the Secretary for Business Skills and Innovation, said that GIB will be located in Edinburgh, with its main transaction team based in London to enable a greater commercial reach nationally than could be achieved from one location.

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Thursday, 08 March 2012 07:38

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By G.A.Ponsonby
 
The most up to date figures on Scotland’s fiscal situation show that Scotland’s finances are in much better shape than the rest of the UK.
 
The publication of the annual Government Expenditure and Revenue Report (GERS), shows that had Scotland been independent last year then every man, woman and child would have been over £500 better off.

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Wednesday, 07 March 2012 20:13

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Commenting on the mass lobby of the House of Commons by Fair Fuel campaigners on Wednesday, the SNP called on the Chancellor to fulfil his pre-election pledge and introduce a fuel duty regulator in the Budget.

The SNP have consistently called for the introduction of a regulator which would cut fuel duty when prices spike unexpectedly, freezing the price at the pump.