Scotland’s land-based and marine sectors are vital to our economy, and that is why the Scottish budget has allocated more than £700 million to agricultural support and related services, along with £97.9 million across Scottish Forestry and Forestry and Land Scotland and £93 million across Marine Scotland and support for fisheries and aquaculture.

Scotland’s non-domestic rates relief package includes rural rates relief and the United Kingdom’s most generous small business rates relief. The hospitality sector in the islands will get 100 per cent relief for hospitality, capped at £110,000 per ratepayer.

It has to be said that the UK Government has failed to meet previous European Union funding levels, has cut capital funding and has not provided certainty regarding any post-2025 rural funding.