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Day: 20 January 2015

Pressure mounts on Chancellor

Tax help for troubled oil industry ‘now a matter of priority’

An oil industry analyst says proposals to help ensure investment continues to pour into the North Sea are now a matter of urgency. Alan McCrae, energy tax partner at PwC,Read More

Does tycoon have a new plan for Rangers?

Ashley poised to make £117m selling stake in Sports Direct

Retail billionaire Mike Ashley may be preparing to tighten his grip on Rangers after selling some of his shares in Sports Direct. Mr Ashley is reducing his holding in the clothingRead More

Oilfield services company Baker Hughes to axe 7,000 jobs, 11% of its workforce

An investment allowance to spur activity in North Sea is “now a matter of priority”, says Alan McCrae, energy tax partner at PwC

Ena Baxter who joined the family food company with her husband in 1952 has died aged 90

Another 300 oil jobs to go as Talisman Sinopec becomes latest to respond to price fall; also cuts contractor rates

Plans for Art Deco banking hall to undergo £60m restoration (See Lifestyle)

Plan will revive rundown city area

£60m restoration proposed for classic Art Deco banking hall

Art Deco RBS bank
An art deco banking hall in the heart of Edinburgh is to be restored to its former glory under wider plans to renovate a run-down corner of the city. ChrisRead More

Budget airline eyeing APD cut

Ryanair plans more connections to Europe

Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary is putting Scotland at the heart of his latest expansion drive, suggesting that he may have been alerted to an early cut in air passenger dutyRead More

Business in brief…

ScottishPower
> GAS BILLS: ScottishPower is to cut gas bills by 4.8% or an average £33 per year in response to falling wholesale prices. > SUPPLIERS WANTED: Contractors from Scotland andRead More