Money for capital projects to stimulate economic activity to be redirected from large budget underspend in 2015 The Scottish government is redirecting £100m from a budget underspend last year into a new initiative to help cushion the economy from the impacts of a post-EU referendum downturn. Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister, said the spending was needed to help stimulate the already weak Scottish economy in the wake of the "deep and widespread uncertainty" caused by the Brexit vote in June.
Scottish government to spend £100m to cushion post-Brexit vote effects
The Guardian - 10 Aug 2016 14:49
Money for capital projects to stimulate economic activity to be redirected from large budget underspend in 2015 The Scottish government is redirecting £100m from a budget underspend last year into a new initiative to help cushion the economy from the impacts of a post-EU referendum downturn. Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister, said the spending was needed to help stimulate the already weak Scottish economy in the wake of the "deep and widespread uncertainty" caused by the Brexit vote in June.
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