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NFU Scotland demands urgent meeting with First Minister to clarify return date of withdrawn funds

In a letter sent to the First Minister, NFUS president Martin Kennedy highlighted a series of 'hollow promises', received from both the previous and current deputy first ministers, that withdrawn money for agriculture would rightly be returned to the sector

Rachael Brown
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NFU Scotland president Martin Kennedy

NFU Scotland (NFUS) president, Martin Kennedy has written to Humza Yousaf MSP, seeking an urgent meeting ahead of budget statement to clarify when and how withdrawn agriculture funds will be returned....

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