Scotcast - Will the SNP’s food price cap happen?
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Twenty-three organisations have written a joint-letter to John Swinney (pictured), urging the First Minister to scrap plans for a legal cap on some food and drink prices.
We ask the BBC’s David Wallace Lockhart and Ewan MacDonald-Russell from the Scottish Retail Consortium whether the policy, a key pledge in the SNP's Holyrood 2026 election manifesto, is likely to be implemented.
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Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by John MacKay.
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Published on Tuesday, 1st September 2026.
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