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Peter A Walker

Scottish Government calls for clarity on EU replacement funds

Scotland could miss out on hundreds of millions of pounds if the UK Government does not fulfil its promise to fully replace lost EU funding, according to Employment Minister Richard Lochhead.

The UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF), which is intended to replace EU structural funds lost as a result of Brexit, is due to launch in April 2022.

However, the Scottish Government has yet to receive any detail of how much funding will be allocated to Scotland.

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