Report damns Scottish Government efforts to support North Sea industry By Mark Lammey November 29 2016, 9:02 am November 29 2016, 9:02 am Share Report damns Scottish Government efforts to support North Sea industry Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/local/1098870/report-damns-scottish-government-efforts-support-north-sea-industry/ Copy Link In his Autumn Statement, Chancellor Philip Hammond said the Government would 'recommit' to the current tax regime for the oil and gas industry A new report has given a damning assessment of the Scottish Government’s efforts to help the North Sea oil and gas industry in its hour of need. Oil and gas companies said the impact of the government’s fund for retraining oil workers and its jobs taskforce had been “minimal”. Political opponents said the 25th Oil and Gas survey showed the SNP had been too slow to act and had failed to tackle north-east job losses. For the full story, visit our sister site Energy Voice.
