Following the decision to temporarily cut around 700 ScotRail services, the leaders of groups representing several Scottish business sectors have released a statement calling for an immediate resolution.
“This situation has the potential to be utterly devastating, particularly for our cultural, hospitality, sport, leisure and night-time entertainment industries, with analysis published over the weekend indicating the cost to the Scottish economy could be around £220m if the dispute lasts for four weeks,” it read.
“Many of these businesses and city centre hubs, the lifeblood of our economy, are just beginning to emerge from the long and destabilising impact of the pandemic and this latest disruption will undoubtedly take a heavy toll.”
