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Tuesday, 14 February 2012 05:52

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The SNP say Labour is letting Scottish companies down by ignoring the benefits to them of the Forth Replacement Crossing – especially after a further 88 subcontracts were advertised. 

Colin Keir, SNP MSP for Edinburgh Western, has urged Labour to drop its negativity and encourage Scottish companies to apply for contracts for the project.

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Tuesday, 14 February 2012 04:48

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The SNP has welcomed the assessment of a senior independent defence analyst that BAE’s Clyde shipyards are well placed to continue their highly skilled work post-independence.

Howard Wheedon, senior strategist with City firm BGC Partners, told the Daily Record newspaper that the Clyde yards would continue to operate after Scottish independence.

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Thursday, 09 February 2012 07:56

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Transport, housing, health and digital projects will receive new investment to help boost the economy, Finance Secretary John Swinney told Parliament when setting out the Scottish budget, which included additional funding for colleges and Scottish students.

Paying particular attention to education, Mr Swinney says he has listened carefully to the opposition parties in formulating his budget for 2012-13 and that the SNP had “acted decisively in the interest of our economy, our public services and the people of Scotland”.