Tories' blueprint for kick-starting East Devon economy
By Francesca Evans
3rd Jul 2020 | Local News
Conservative councillors have released a major strategic set of proposals to rebuild jobs and the local economy in East Devon and are calling on EDDC to set up a new economic risilience committee.
With the immediate threat of coronavirus receding and the full impact of it on the local economy and people becomes apparent, they are calling on all members of East Devon District Council to embrace and adopt the strategies in the report.
In a press release issued today, the key strands of the proposals are restart, revitalise and regrow.
Restart businesses with maximum speed and safety, giving special attention to high priority employment sectors including:
- Agriculture, Fishing and Food & Drink
- High technology & Advanced Engineering
- Professional Services
- Construction, marine, aviation recovery
- Leisure, Hospitality and Tourism
Revitalise as priorities post-Brexit:
- Education, apprenticeships and retraining for young in workforce and 50+
- Improve Road, Rail and High Speed Internet infrastructure
- A particular focus on high wage jobs within the High Technology sector -
2) Priority for manufacturing and high technology business premises;
3) Provide business advice for restructuring, growth and investment4) Provide business and financial packaging advice for start-ups and small businesses.
Regrow:
Priority Sectors and Principles -
- Sustain bedrock business sectors, save what we can;
- Grow high technology productivity in all sectors;
- Back growth and export;
- Retrain or re-skill as needed for getting people back into employment;
- Back innovation which will help us accelerate our economy into the future;
- Regenerate business rate and car park income for our local authorities.
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