Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will use his first budget to set out plans for 12 new investment zones to"supercharge" growth in hi-tech industries.
Each of the new investment zones will be clustered around a university or other research institution, the Treasury said, bringing growth to areas which have traditionally underperformed economically. Eight areas in England have been shortlisted: the East Midlands, Greater Manchester, Liverpool, the North East, South Yorkshire, the Tees Valley, the West Midlands and West Yorkshire.
There seems to be a lot of detail being released about the Budget, what happened to the secrecy around it, or is that another victim of a Govt desperate to find some good news and milk it while they can?
It's like part of the EU..but not...failure of a government to make people poorer... English people need to wake up...if the European Union was no good..why is the British union any good....time to end the 'united kingdom'
Any investment in the North of England, no same as the last 13 years and ever Tory government before.👍
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Lol another buzz word that will mean absolutely nothing. Looking at you 'levelling up'
Not another scheme!
How many will be north of Watford Gap?
Err, why not make the WHOLE OF THE UK an investment zone, you CRETIN? Here is the business Budget we SHOULD have. From the always excellent BRITISH PATRIOT blog. Read, enjoy and SUBSCRIBE (for free!):
The zone is the front bench of the government.
More tax free havens & corruption zones?
Ramp it up