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Tax rises and tattie troubles

Martin Geissler and Natalie Higgins hear about threats to potatoes and talk of tax rises in the upcoming UK Budget.

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After Chancellor Rachel Reeves was urged to be "bold" in the upcoming UK Budget, we ask the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Dharshini David if tax increases are coming.

And Scotcast's Caitlin Fairlie has been hearing how potato farmers are adapting to climate change and pests.

Scotcast is the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Natalie Higgins and Laura Miller.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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  • Fri 17 Oct 2025 00:00

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