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<p>Scotch whisky producers are currently eligible to apply for EU funding under the
Scottish Rural Development Programme.</p><p> </p><p>The UK government has provided
guarantees for rural development and agri-environment schemes that are signed before
the UK leaves the EU. We are offering the devolved administrations the same level
of reassurance as we are offering to UK government departments in relation to programmes
they administer but for which they expected to rely on EU funding.</p><p>In the longer
term, decisions on funding will be taken in light of wider UK strategic priorities
and other domestic spending decisions.</p>
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