Scotland's Economy

Statement on Ayrshire Growth Deal

January 30, 2019 by kristenmcnicoll No Comments | Category Uncategorized

Infrastructure Secretary Michael Matheson said: “Whilst I am disappointed that the UK Government has decided to depart from previous practice of agreeing joint announcements on growth deal support, I am glad to see that the UK Government has finally moved to make its commitment to Ayrshire clear. This is something which we have been urging them to do for some time.

“The Scottish Government has already made clear our commitment to invest in the Ayrshire Growth Deal for some considerable time. And on the basis of our 50:50 approach to funding growth deals, we will of course match the £100m announced for Ayrshire by the UK Government. We will also continue our dialogue with our Ayrshire partners on those projects that they think will have the transformative effect on the Ayrshire economy that we all want to see. Finally, we look forward to being able to announce a Heads of Terms agreement as soon as possible, which will specify which projects will be supported by this joint investment.”

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