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Scottish Government announcement <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Published:\u202f15 Apr 2020 06:00<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Second phase of funding to protect against the effects of COVID-19<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Around \u00a3220 million of further grants are being made available for businesses – including the recently self-employed – to help them deal with the ongoing impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The new package of measures includes \u00a3120 million to extend the Small Business Grant scheme to ensure that, in addition to a 100% grant on the first property, small business rate payers will be eligible to a 75% grant on all subsequent properties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A further \u00a3100 million fund is also being made available to protect self-employed people and viable micro and SME businesses in distress due to COVID.\u202fThis fund will be channelled through local authorities and enterprise agencies to target newly self-employed people and businesses who are ineligible for other Scottish Government or UK Government schemes. \u202fApplications for the \u00a3100 million fund will be open by the end of the month, and the new arrangements for the Small Business Grant will be in place to receive applications on 5 May. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Finance Secretary Kate Forbes <\/p>\n\n\n\n The full announcement can be found here: <\/p>\n\n\n\n