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Independent retailers welcome funding for retail crime taskforce in Scottish budget

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News that the £3m funding for Police Scotland’s Retail Crime Taskforce is being maintained has been welcomed by independent retailers. Members of the Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed) in Scotland have also cautiously welcomed some support for small retail businesses on non-domestic rates through…

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