Here are the top business stories making the headlines in the morning newspapers.

Proposals to discourage car use by Scots

Drivers could be forced to pay a new charge for using Scotland's roads, under proposals to discourage car use.

The Telegraph says a "delivery plan" for the Scottish Government's transport strategy promised a "further exploration of options" to reduce car usage by 20% by 2030.

The blueprint said this would include road pricing and disclosed that research had been commissioned to provide SNP and Green ministers with a "shortlist of options".

The document also reiterated that new road projects would be given the green light only in a very limited range of circumstances, including where they addressed road safety concerns or would "adapt the network to deal with the impacts of climate change".

Capital funding shortfall north of the border

The Scottish Government has admitted it does not have the capital funding it needs to meet its public commitments to major infrastructure projects.

The BBC says that spending on infrastructure such as roads faces delay or cancellation under plans currently being drawn up.

Funding for major projects running to the end of the decade is no longer being confirmed.

The shortfall in funds was set out in a "targeted capital review" published last week.

A Scottish Government spokesman said it was "firmly committed" to completing the dualling the A9, and a review of the A96 corridor programme would report by the end of the year.

Oil drilling in Surrey

An application to drill for oil in Surrey has been approved by the UK Government after it had been refused twice by the county council.

UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) applied to explore a site in Dunsfold.

Waverley Borough Council said it was "the worst possible outcome" and the drilling could lead to "irreversible harm" to the environment.

The BBC says UKOG said it was looking forward to working with the local community.

Support for north-east solar farm

Aberdeenshire councillors have backed plans for Scotland's largest solar farm to be built near St Fergus.

The Press and Journal says Irish firm Elgin Energy is looking to construct the new Kirkton Solar Farm.

The application is being considered by the Scottish Government's Energy Consents Unit, however Aberdeenshire Council was asked to give its views on the plan.

Once installed the 50-megawatt development would generate enough energy to power 15,000 homes or 20,000 electric cars.

Members of the infrastructure services committee considered the proposal.

Row over national rail strikes

Unions have been branded selfish by No 10 over rail strikes which threaten major disruption to passengers,

The RMT Union said it will shut down the country's railway network on June 21, 23 and 25 after talks over pay and redundancies fell through.

The BBC says Downing Street warned the plans would inflict pain on passengers and cause disruption and said it was determined to make railways more efficient.

But RMT hit back, stating that the UK Government itself was being selfish.

The national rail strikes are expected to have a devastating impact on the theatre, live music and hospitality industries recovering from the Covid pandemic, reports the BBC.

A joint statement from bodies representing hospitality businesses, theatres, live music venues, and museums, leaders said the trains not running would be "hugely damaging" and felt "counterintuitive when we are facing so many other challenges".

"Our night time economy relies heavily on the rail network to bring our audiences and staff safely to and from our venues, with 81% of London theatregoers using public transport and a similar proportion of hospitality customers," they said.

Musk spooks financiers

Elon Musk risks having to find £26.8billion in cash to fund his Twitter takeover after he spooked financiers by saying the deal was "on hold".

He announced his intention to buy the social network, but the billionaire's machinations have left backers unsure if a deal will be signed.

Although nominally one of the world's richest men, Mr Musk's wealth is largely linked to his 15% shareholding in electric car firm Tesla, meaning he has comparatively little cash to hand.

The Telegraph says that for Mr Musk generating more cash either comes from equity financing or share sales.

'Industrial scale' Scottish fly-tipper is jailed

A fly-tipper who dumped 51 tonnes of tyres on waste ground across Glasgow has been jailed for 11 months.

Declan Clarke, 30, from Dumbarton, collected tyres from garages for a fee and hired workers and vans to dispose of them in car parks and empty land.

He was fly-tipping "on an industrial scale" between June and November 2020, said Sheriff John McCormick.

The BBC says most of the tyres were dumped at Dalsetter Crescent in Drumchapel and consumed in a fire on 24 July, 2020.

Glasgow Sheriff Court heard the fire caused so much smoke it disrupted flights at Glasgow Airport.

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