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Voluntary organisations warn they face uncertain future after years of cuts
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SCOTLAND’S voluntary sector has faced real-terms cuts in public funding of £177 million since 2021, and many now fear for their future, according to a new report.

A Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) study has shown that organisations throughout Scotland had their public funding frozen between 2021 and 2023 as inflation hit its highest levels in a generation.

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