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BASC responds to Scottish Government’s announcement on deer management

Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »

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Gun crime rises four per cent
Gun violence rises but ‘crime stable’

Politicians have reacted with alarm to the news firearms offences have risen by four per cent. The rise is set against a generally stable level of crime overall. Provisional statistics show gun crime rose by four per cent in the year to September 2007. Despite this the number of fatalities fell from 55 to 49,… Read more »

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Darling confirms ten per cent "entrepreneurs' relief"
Darling climbdown on capital gains tax

Alistair Darling has conceded a £200 million climbdown on capital gains tax (CGT). The chancellor has outlined his final CGT reforms and has maintained a special lower rate for small firms. Although capital gains will now be subject to a “flat rate” of 18 per cent, a ten per cent rate will apply for the… Read more »