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Data from eco-tech provider, Hive, revealed that 8.1% of Scottish homes are now powered by solar - driven by long daylight hours in summer and low air pollution.

Scotland ranks second in the UK for solar panel adoption

East Lothian Council looks set to raise council tax by ten per cent

East Lothian Council writes off £800,000 in bad debt

Gareth Baird, Chairman, Merchiston Castle School

New day offering added at Edinburgh boys' school

Miles Briggs MSP

VAT on school fees is counter-productive - Miles Briggs

Bookkeeping needn't be a pain if you have the right software

90% off QuickBooks deal makes bookkeeping a breeze

Keeping the books up to date is a task every business owner needs to master

High-tech accounting software now just £1 per month thanks to a deal

George Heriot's School in Edinburgh

Influx of private pupils into state schools fails to materialise

Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Council in bid to reclaim £8 million VAT on tourist tax

The best business software can save you hours every week. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto.

Quickbooks offers 90% off - as Lampard becomes their brand ambassador

The tourist tax is charged on the provision of overnight accommodation (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Let’s not waste tourist tax - Sue Webber

Councillor Joan Griffiths

Our schools are ready to cater for all education needs - Joan Griffiths

George Watson’s College has given notice of a forthcoming planning application to install artificial pitches at Myreside

MPs can afford to be snarky with voters - John McLellan

Edinburgh’s pupil-teacher ratio is already the second highest in Scotland

'VAT on private schools could increase pupil-teacher ratio'

George Heriot's School in Edinburgh

Private school plans three-year fees freeze to ease impact of VAT

Boroughmuir High School headteacher Kate Fraser with school captains Sophie Gordon and Rosie Zisman and Douglas Johnston, vice president of Boroughmuir Former Pupils Association

Schools magic number tricks - John McLellan

Longstanding accountancy practice expands into flagship Edinburgh offices
One of the UK’s longest standing firms of chartered accountants and business advisers has expanded into new offices in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh.
Steven Wright

Small farmers include Scottish crofters

Small farmer comments go too far - John McLellan

Former Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Jacob Rees-Mogg

VAT on private school fees? It’s enough to drive you to drink - Vladimir McTavis...

Rachel Reeves listens to Keir Starmer on the Labour general election campaign trail in May (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2024: when it is and what could be in it - as PM warns of pain

Speed networking at Midlothian and East Lothian Chamber

Booking open for popular annual business Expo

Clifton Hall School in Newbridge

Legacy of VAT on school fees - John McLellan

Heat pumps are pricey - but there’s some big savings to be had and they can pay off in the long run

I priced up a heat pump to replace my groaning gas boiler

The new primary school built on Canaan Lane in Morningside

School fees VAT jiggery-pokery - John McLellan

Lib Dem Christine Jardine acknowledges her victory in Edinburgh West on the stage at the count.

City MP raises fall-out from VAT on private schools at PMQs

Scottish Labour calculate that VAT on private school fees will proved an extra £150 million a year

VAT on private school fees will bring immediate cash injection into state school...

Is Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar so sure of a resounding victory he’s stopped taking the contest seriously?

Sarwar must be having a laugh - John McLellan

The new Currie Community High School is set to be Scotland's first secondary school to meet strict energy-efficiency Passivhaus standards. The 1,000-capacity, £65 million replacement for the current Currie High will also have shared school and community sports facilities, a learning resource centre and community café. It is now under construction and is due for completion by early 2025.

School places will come under further pressure if Labour win - Sue Webber
Readers of this column might have noticed I’m very proud of my local school, Currie High. It gave me a great education which enabled me to get to Edinburgh University and I’ve never really looked back.
Sue Webber

Parents will be discovering in less than two years’ time that many schools will be over capacity

Emily Thornberry lifts the lid on growing class size concerns - John McLellan

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Taylor Swift’s Concerts to Inject £77 Million into Edinburgh’s Economy

First established in 1741 as a hospital school, George Watson's relocated to Colinton Road in the affluent Merchiston area of the city in 1932. Its handsome edifice and extensive grounds mark it out as one of the best schools in the land.

Threat of rising private school fees - John McLellan

Martyn Day MP has called for the Chancellor to scrap the 'school uniform tax'

MP backs campaign to scrap ‘school uniform tax’

Labour's Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson

Labour targets private schools - John McLellan

Loganair chief executive Jonathan Hinkles said the UK was out of step with other countries over VAT on pilot training. (Photo by Loganair)

Loganair: Future flight cuts unless urgent moves over looming pilot shortage

How much wine, beer & spirits will cost after government tax increase

Superdrug to cut cost of sun cream with items available from just £2.79

Superdrug to cut cost of suncream with items available from just £2.79

Boroughmuir High School was already too small on the day that it opened (Picture: Greg Macvean)

VAT on private school fees will make city’s state schools even more over-crowded

Mars Wrigley factory fined after two people fell into vat of chocolate

Here’s where to get the best deals for National Pizza Day.

Five places to get cheap pizza on National Pizza Day

Much of the growth in auction sales in 2022 was driven by demand for Scotch whisky costing between £100 and £1,000, which is typically home to younger investors as well as gift buyers.

Global demand for fine whiskies surges amid stock market turmoil

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt admits tax rises are coming and “sacrifices” will be necessary.

Jeremy Hunt expected to announce increase to National Living Wage

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt admits tax rises are coming and “sacrifices” will be necessary.

Jeremy Hunt admits tax rises are coming in Autumn Statement

Edinburgh West Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine. Photo PA.

MP raises business inflation fears

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer deliver his speech at the Labour conference (Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA)

Readers' letters: Labour is following the Tory route, Ian

Chancellor urged to slash VAT on public EV charging

Readers' letters: Voodoo economics are no solution

Public EV charging hits £1 per kWh as Osprey hikes prices by 50%

Douglas Chapman, SNP small business spokesperson has written to the UK Chancellor to bring in targeted support to assist the hospitality sector through the cost of living crisis.

SNP write to UK Chancellor for business support package during energy crisis

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Campaigners demand 25p fuel duty cut to ease cost of living crisis

Ofgem also warned that as a result of the market conditions, the price cap would have to rise to reflect increased costs.

Ofgem announce major change as energy price cap

Greggs set to extend opening hours and delivery services - but prices could rise

Greggs is one of the most familiar names on the high street, and beyond, with more than 2,200 outlets across the UK. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Greggs facing inflationary headache but prices unlikely to rise, for now

Wholesale fuel costs have fallen substantially over the last six weeks, but most retailers are not cutting their prices.

Only one petrol station in Edinburgh is selling fuel for 'fair price'

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes has said Scotland faces a "very difficult financial position" over the next few years amid rising tax warnings from leading economists

Readers' letters: Scotland’s unneeded financial ‘black hole’

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Treasury makes £46 in tax per full tank as fuel costs hit new high

There are calls for further cuts to fuel duty following the soaring price rises in petrol (Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP).

Further fuel duty cuts 'essential', declares Scottish logistics chief