苏格兰领导人承诺向农民归还4 600万英镑,但警告未来筹资不确定。
Scottish leader promises £46m return to farmers but warns of future funding uncertainties.
苏格兰第一大臣John Swinney承诺将4 600万英镑归还农业部门,2022年和2023年用于管理成本和能源账单。
Scottish First Minister John Swinney promised to return £46m to the farming sector, taken in 2022 and 2023 to manage costs and energy bills.
然而,他指出,由于联合王国政府未来提供的赠款不确定,多年供资可能很困难。
However, he noted multi-year funding may be difficult due to uncertain future grants from the UK government.
Swinney批评英国最近继承税的变动, 认为这些变动对农业造成“震撼效应”, 并敦促英国政府评估其对苏格兰农民和爪牙的影响。
Swinney criticized recent UK inheritance tax changes, saying they cause "chilling effects" on farming and urged the UK government to assess their impact on Scottish farmers and crofters.