In September 2022 British finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng outlined what he called an "unprecedented set of tax incentives" for businesses in newly-announced investment zones, saying the government would also liberalise planning rules for specified agreed sites. The government said there were potential investment zones in England so far but it would work with the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to deliver them around the United Kingdom. Areas interested in becoming investment zones include Liverpool and Greater Manchester in northwest England, Somerset and Plymouth in the southwest, Sunderland and the Tees Valley in the northeast and Southampton and Essex in the south and east.
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Constituency
City
Parish
Response rates from 63.2k UK voters.
64% Yes |
36% No |
47% Yes |
29% No |
8% Yes, as long as the local environment is not compromised |
4% No, spend that money on improving infrastructure and the community to attract companies |
4% Yes, if the company promises to create new jobs by hiring local residents |
2% No, the government should never subsidize private businesses |
3% Yes, as long as the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives |
1% No, but punish them for moving jobs out of the country |
1% Yes, but I would prefer lowering corporate taxes to benefit all local companies |
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1% Yes, but only if local citizens can vote on the amount of incentives to offer |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 63.2k UK voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 63.2k UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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No -as long as the local environment is not compromised and alternative ways of working (I.e remote working- whereby you could hire an individual from anywhere nationally) is applicable and appropriate.
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No, it's a bad policy, but central government should not provent local authorities from providing incentives if they want to.
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No, introduce exchange rate controls with a fixed currency via a bretton-woods style agreement and nationalise industry.
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Yes, if said companies are to adhere to official tax policies and a progressive attitude to working practises.
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No, but relocation should be allowed, as long as the local environment is not compromised, but spend the money on improving infrastructure.
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Communities should be involved in decisions, in the workforce, in the management and in plan implementation. Also environmental legal protections should not be ignored.
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No, spend money on improving infrastructure and comunity to attract companies and punish them from movig jobs overseas.
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Spend money on improving infrastructure to atract companies and punish them for moving jobs overseas.
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