EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: John Swinney, the Scottish Finance Secretary, walks to the debating chamber to announce his budget in the Scottish Parliament on September 20, 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland. John Swinney, has promised that his budget for
RUTH Davidson and John Swinney have joined forces to back calls for a change to the charity lottery fundraising limit.
The Scottish Conservative leader and Deputy First Minister were among the guests at a People’s Postcode Lottery event in Holyrood yesterday evening.
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Among the topics discussed was raising the current limit from £10 million to £100m – which could help generate more money for good causes across the country.
The new £100m limit was laid
out as the UK Government’s “preferred option” in a public consultation last year, while it has also been recommended by the Gambling Commission.
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