If they can help us to make sense of the long-term future, they'll be able to inspire bold action and investment in support of their initiatives, while everyone else sits on the sidelines.

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"I believe this budget provides a bold and ambitious programme of investment in our people and infrastructure, in the context of the most challenging financial environment Scotland has faced since devolution, " he said.

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Particularly at this time, a bold initiative to expand trade and investment could make a significant contribution to our strategy to strengthen growth and create jobs.

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Investment promised by successive governments remains slow, and "bold action" was needed, the BCC said.

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