Scottish Businesses Fighting Surging Costs

0:00It's April 2nd. Welcome in. This is Enburn News today, where local news meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. Scottish businesses are taking a beating from skyrocketing costs, with spots like the Time Twisters play center in Sight Hill and the Canleaf Mill pub, and Juniper Green on the brink of shutting down. Now, the new conflict in the Middle East is driving up energy and food prices even more. Piling pressure on owners already stretch thin. That means thousands of jobs hang in the balance, and folks are calling out the Scottish government for not passing on business rates really from. Westminster, which they got in their funding but spent elsewhere on welfare. This week, the Scottish Conservatives dropped a plan to slash business rates for good, wipe them out entirely for most small outfits, cap future, hikes, slash red tape, and launch a fund for key apprenticeships. Fishing these changes could keep places like those afloat, spark real growth, and build a stronger economy for everyone.