Will the SNP鈥檚 food price cap happen?
John MacKay asks whether a food price cap on essential items is likely to be implemented.
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Twenty-three organisations have written a joint-letter to John Swinney (pictured), urging the First Minister to scrap plans for a legal cap on some food and drink prices.
We ask the 麻豆社鈥檚 David Wallace Lockhart and Ewan MacDonald-Russell from the Scottish Retail Consortium whether the policy, a key pledge in the SNP's Holyrood 2026 election manifesto, is likely to be implemented.
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Scotcast is the 麻豆社鈥檚 Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by John MacKay.
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