The findings contained some good news for the SNP Government on what has been a challenging front, writes Business Editor Ian McConnell.

There was some good news for the Scottish Government in a key survey published last week.

The latest business monitor from the University of Strathclyde's Fraser of Allander Institute reveals a “modest improvement” in relations between business and the Scottish Government. This is calculated from the perspective of businesses.

Of the companies which responded to the survey, 11.8% said the Scottish Government “understands the business environment in Scotland”. This is up by 3.2 percentage points from 8.6% last year.

Given the efforts put in by the Scottish Government to engaging with business and prioritising the economy since John Swinney became First Minister and Kate Forbes was appointed Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for

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