Small drinks producers may be given a one-year exemption from the planned Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), Circular Economy Minister Lorna Slater has said.
Her comments come as SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes has said she would put the scheme on hold in response to a “wave of concern” from business.
Meanwhile, her rival Humza Yousaf has said he would go ahead with a similar exemption to the one being considered by Slater, if he becomes first minister.
