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Scottish Labour's £100m fund targets fuel and business loans to counter Gulf crisis prices

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Reese Bishop

emergency fund · Apr 9, 2026

Scottish Labour's £100m fund targets fuel and business loans to counter Gulf crisis prices

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Motorists in the Highlands have seen diesel prices reach £2.29 a litre as a result of the conflict in Iran. To counter this, Anas Sarwar has proposed a £100 million emergency package to be implemented within the first 100 days of a Scottish Labour government if the Middle East crisis continues.

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Under the proposals, the Scottish government would bulk-buy fuel to drive down prices at the pumps. Energy-intensive businesses would receive crisis loans to protect jobs, while households would receive emergency grants or interest-free loans to protect incomes.

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Sarwar also proposed a summit with supermarkets to lower the cost of key items and the redeployment of civil servants to ensure citizens access entitlements such as pension credit and tax-free childcare.

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