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Almost 5,000 farming, fishing and forestry businesses have collapsed since 2020, says new report

New figures for Scotland show 690 alone were lost following family farm tax announcement

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
Latest figures says almost 5,000 farming, fishing and forestry firms have closed since 2020
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Latest figures says almost 5,000 farming, fishing and forestry firms have closed since 2020

Almost 5,000 Scottish farming, fishing and forestry businesses have closed down since the start of Covid pandemic, new figures have revealed. Statistics released by the Scottish Government show 4,700...

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