Question reference: S5W-34043
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 16 December 2020
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Current status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 January 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-33506 by Aileen Campbell on 9 December 2020, and the reported comments by the First Minister on the matter, what representations it has received regarding establishing a retail or high street voucher scheme, and what the timescale would be to introduce such an initiative.
Answer
The Scottish Government has not received any direct representations on establishing a retail or high street voucher scheme. However on 8 December Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) called for the Scottish Government to use rates relief returns by chain retailers to finance such a scheme to boost local economies. The Scottish Government is continuing to investigate the potential for a national platform.