Scottish Business Briefing - Thursday 20 September - Management - Scotsman.com The Scotsman Scottish budget to focus on growth, pledges John Swinney Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has promised that his 2013/14 spending plans will be a "relentless pursuit of economic growth." Biomass plant to power up in 2013 HELIUS Energy, a biomass specialist, said it is on track to start producing energy from a plant in the Highlands in the first half of next year and has won further support from one of the Scottish entrepreneurs which back the firm. ({ ONE of Britain's biggest brewers has called for a relaxation of taxes on pubs after a new study revealed that one in five Scottish pubs has closed in the past five years ({ Read all today's food, drink and agriculture news from scotsman.com) Lomond snaps up two Aberdeen letting agents Lomond Capital, the Edinburgh-based acquisition vehicle that focuses on the residential lettings sector, has made its first move into Aberdeen with the takeover of two firms in the city. Ofcom says Sky "fit and proper" but raps James Murdoch UK media regulator Ofcom has concluded that Sky is a "fit and proper" company to hold a broadcasting licence.