Davidson: Budget hasn't helped area
Published 13 Feb 2012 10:45
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INVERCLYDE has not been helped by the Scottish Government's budget, the Tories claimed today.
Conservative leader Ruth Davidson insisted that the SNP had refused to reverse 'savage cuts' to colleges like James Watt at a time when thousands of young people cannot get a job.
She said: "They also failed to produce a package of measures to help high streets in Inverclyde.
"The Scottish Government has additional money thanks to the UK Government, and the Scottish Conservatives identified savings which could have been used to help local people get back to work.
"The budget bill failed to include any new measures to help local businesses in Inverclyde, such as extending the small business bonus for new firms and introducing a business rates holiday for the first two years.
"The SNP have also made drastic cuts to the housing budget, which will hit the construction industry and see less homes built in towns such as Greenock and Port Glasgow."
This article appeared in Greenock Telegraph 13 Feb 12
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impartial
169 posts
Feb 13, 11:59
Report commentThats what we deserve for voting differently from the rest of Scotland. Also we dont need more houses, what we need is jobs - Inverkip power station for a incinerator and waste management centre similar to what Falkirk has before some other area west of Glasgow beats us to it.
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askelvis
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Feb 13, 12:12
Report commentWell if we vote labour in again then its all our own fault. This dark dreary wee town is stuck in a labour way of thinking. Still blaming Maggie after over 20 years for its problems an easy target but the puppets of greenock are happy to still believe that
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wig-wam-tam
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Feb 13, 14:24
Report commentThat picture of the "candidates" is like a scene from "The Walking Dead"
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SAR819
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Feb 13, 16:17
Report commentKeep telling you all, it's time for a change as McCabe and company are well past their sell by daye.Stop talking and take action thats what is required of our community
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SAR819
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Feb 14, 09:53
Report commentInverkip power station is earmarked for houses but owing to contaminated ground it will take years to complete.
The plans are in place and approved by the council.
They kept that one quiet did'nt they
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missday1
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Feb 14, 09:59
Report commentA business rate holiday would have helped some local businesses which is what Inverclyde needs , more houses we don't need, we need factories, we need jobs , too bad we are on the west coast and not north and east because that is where you need to be for the Scottish Government to take any notice
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