Question reference: S5O-04736
- Asked by: Michelle Ballantyne, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 4 November 2020
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 11 November 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to support businesses to adapt to new ways of working as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Answer
The Scottish Government has allocated over £2.38 billion in support for business during the pandemic. We have also provided additional spending of £900 million to support recovery. This includes a £230 million economic recovery capital stimulus package to boost green recovery, speed up digitisation and support jobs.
We are supporting programmes to help businesses adapt including the Public Transport Mitigation Fund. We are continuing our investment in Scotland’s digital infrastructure, supporting innovative businesses through our Civtech 5.0 programme. We have doubled DigitalBoost funding and we are supporting businesses with skills gaps via the Flexible Workforce Development Fund.