Institute welcomes the Scottish Budget announcement
The recent announcement of the 2025/2026 Scottish Budget, including spending on forestry, has been welcomed but with some concern. The overall position is one of some improvement with increased funding that includes £46.9 million allocated for woodland creation, a 20% increase from the budget of £39.2 million, that followed a huge 41% cut in the […]
Draft Welsh Budget for 2025/2026 set out
The Labour government in Wales set out its draft budget on Tuesday 10 December and the Institute plans to follow its development closely. The document sets out that the administration’s Climate Change and Rural Affairs (CCRA) portfolio will see an additional £36 million in resource funding – an increase of 6.61% – and an additional […]
