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Sir Tom Hunter, a prominent Scottish entrepreneur, has criticized the SNPs economic policies, particularly the business rates system, which he believes has contributed to the stagnation of Scotlands economy for nearly two decades. He has urged the new First Minister, John Swinney, to overhaul the system, especially in light of the recent property revaluation that has disproportionately affected the hospitality sector. The revaluation has led to significant increases in business rates for many hospitality businesses, with some facing jumps of up to five hundred percent. Hunter argues that the current system fails to account for the impact of online sales on high street revenue, which has dropped from one hundred percent to just thirty-five percent. The hospitality industry is calling for an immediate halt to business rate revaluations and an emergency summit to address the issue.

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