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Katharine Hay & Peter A Walker

Scots cutting back on dining out and takeaways

More than one million people living in Scotland have cut back on ordering takeaways, eating out and buying groceries.

The change in spending habits has been caused by rising energy bills, a study by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) found.

The charity’s analysis of a YouGov poll, which looked at 1,002 adults living north of the border, showed 66% - equivalent to 1.4 million people if applied to the entire Scottish population - have cut back on eating or drinking out.

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