Backlash Over Call for Increase in Benefits to Boost the Economy
The Herald › November 10, 2011
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BUSINESS organisations have hit out at claims by a leading economist that unemployment benefits should be raised to kick-start the Scottish economy.
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) warned that an increase would affect how people viewed employment because it would squeeze the gap between people earning a living and those who were receiving benefits.See the full content of this document
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Backlash Over Call for Increase in Benefits to Boost the Economy
CBI Scotland said there was "scant" room for such a measure while the priority should be getting a grip on public finances.
The...See the full content of this document
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