Illegal tobacco summit
Discussions from yesterday's illegal tobacco trade summit in Perth will form the foundation of a report for the Scottish Government. Police, health representatives and retailers were among those at the talk focused on the sale of illegal tobacco and its links with organized crime. The illicit market share in the UK is around twelve percent for cigarettes and forty eight percent for rolling tobacco.
Government bonus schemes in question
Small businesses in Perthshire are being advised there's no guarantee a government bonus scheme will remain in place, because of public sector cuts.Earlier this week figures showed the Small Business Bonus Scheme saved some companies in Perth and Kinross an average of two thousand and sixty seven pounds each during the credit crunch. But now the Perthshire Chamber of Commerce is warning the scheme could be reviewed and future savings may not be possible. The funding scheme was introduced by the Scottish Government in April 2008.
St Johnstone through to quarter finals
The saints managed a three nil victory last night at McDairmid park. Jody Morris, Marcus Haber and Chris Miller all secured goals in a space of eight minutes in the second half. The result means St Johnstone ease into the quarter finals of the Co-operative Insurance Cup.
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