Edward Mountain MSP is calling on the Highland Council to implement a counciltax holiday for small Bed and Breakfast operators that cater for six guests or less.
Small B&Bs do not pay non-domestic rates and, therefore, a business rates holiday is not applicable to them.
The possibility of kickstarting the local economy by giving housebuilding the green light has been suggested by Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron.
Mr Cameron, the Shadow Finance Secretary, said: “The safety of the public must come first and the UK and Scottish Governments are righ
Shadow Finance Secretary Donald Cameron is flagging up the availability of a new Bounce Back loan scheme to small businesses.
Mr Cameron, a Highlands and Islands MSP, said: “For many smaller businesses across our region this is a very anxious time with a collapse in income being a common exper
Local politicians have responded with incredulity to the suggestion from Finance Secretary Kate Forbes that councils should use their reserves to pay for the fight against coronavirus.
Kate Forbes wrote to the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla) in response to calls for her govern
Applications for the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund opened yesterday but questions remain unanswered on eligibility criteria and levels of financial support for successful applicants.
Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain, raised the issue during a Scottish Parliament Virtual
Cluny Estate has donated 100,000 face masks for use in the Highlands.
The Cluny Estate office contacted Edward Mountain MSP as they wished to provide masks, which had been identified as being in critically short supply, for use in the Highlands.
The use of face masks is now req
Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has urged the Scottish government to ramp up its support of care homes, after it emerged they have now overtaken hospitals in terms of Covid-19 deaths across Scotland.
Mr Cameron said: “Although the figures in the NHS Highland region remain thankfully r
Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that local authorities in his region require greater clarity from the Scottish Government about funding.
An extra £155 million has been provided by the UK Government to pass on to councils in Scotland but, despite Scottish Government ministers
