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Xander Elliards

John Swinney stands by SNP's food price cap pledge as business groups call for U-turn

FIRST Minister John Swinney has insisted that the SNP’s plans for a food price cap remain unchanged despite pressure from business groups.

On Monday, 23 industry organisations signed a joint letter to the SNP leader asking him to drop his election pledge to introduce a statutory cap on some essential food and drink items, claiming it could “increase, rather than decrease, the cost of household goods”.

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