Regions turn down heat in south-east
Regions turn down heat in south-east
- 1999
- Financial Times 23 November 1999, 8(1) .
Senior figures in the north and Midlands fear that another 1.1m new homes in the south, and faster economic development will worsen the job exodus. Ideas put forward to combat the decline are extra money for the development agencies, and tax breaks to stimulate investment in poorer areas. Table.
HOUSE BUILDING
ECONOMIC GROWTH
DECLINE
NORTH
MIDLANDS
Senior figures in the north and Midlands fear that another 1.1m new homes in the south, and faster economic development will worsen the job exodus. Ideas put forward to combat the decline are extra money for the development agencies, and tax breaks to stimulate investment in poorer areas. Table.
HOUSE BUILDING
ECONOMIC GROWTH
DECLINE
NORTH
MIDLANDS