Scottish Industry Groups Urge Swinney to Drop Food Price Cap
The groups said the proposed statutory cap would be unnecessary and ineffective, warning it could raise household costs instead, according to their joint letter.
- Twenty-Three business organisations sent a joint letter to First Minister John Swinney opposing his proposed statutory food price cap, warning the policy would cause "significant adverse consequences" for retailers and consumers across Scotland.
- Swinney championed the measure in the SNP election manifesto to address cost-of-living challenges; despite industry concerns, he stressed the "necessity" for the policy "remains absolutely the same."
- Signatories representing businesses employing more than 300,000 people argued the cap is "unnecessary" and "ineffective," noting that elevated food prices stem from supply chain shocks, employment taxes, and packaging expenses.
- Responding to criticism, Swinney insisted he is "keen to make progress" on the issue, promising the government will "consult on these questions" while ensuring proposals are "strong and robust."
- Skepticism extends beyond the signatories to the IPPR think tank and former SNP Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing, while the Confederation of British Industry warned the price cap could trigger shortages and damage investment.
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