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Business Birmingham calls for level playing field on inward investment
20th June 2012
By Andy Coyne - Editor, West Midlands
Wouter Schuitemaker
BIRMINGHAM’S inward investment boss has urged the Government to introduce measures to give English regions parity with Scotland and Wales.
The devolved nations can offer financial incentives to attract foreign companies in whereas the English regions can't.
Wouter Schuitemaker, investment director for Business Birmingham - the inward investment programme for Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull - said: “While the Midlands continues to attract large, cash-rich investors that are creating significant ......for the full story register now for free or login below...
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There also needs to be a fair deal and more balanced approach between the regions and the provision of infrastructure in particular public transport provision. In particular the delivery of midland metro and improvements to BIA airport. At the moment infrastructure has been for many decades has been very south east and london biased.
Andrew Thompson
There is Scotland, Wales and London. Nothing else seems to count unless you rock the boat politically. Ray Woods Marathana Marketing and PR
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