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<p>The Government is committed to levelling up every part of the UK - unemployment
is down 1.2 million since 2010 while wages continue to rise at their fastest in over
a decade. We’re supporting families with their cost of living and providing more support
to the most deprived authorities, which now have a spending power 16% higher per home
than the least deprived. For those who need extra support, the UK Government spends
over £95 billion a year, including for those who are on a low income. <br> <br>Following
our departure from the EU, we will create the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), a
programme of investment designed to tackle inequalities between communities by raising
productivity.</p><p>The Government recently announced 100 places which will be invited
to develop proposals for our £3.6 billion Towns Fund - 45 of these places are in the
Northern Powerhouse and 30 in the Midlands Engine, demonstrating our commitment to
the whole country. The fund will deliver transformative investment in transport, digital,
skills and culture in order to boost productivity and sustainably raise living standards
in towns across the country.</p><p><br>The Chancellor confirmed in August that the
National Infrastructure Strategy will be published in Autumn 2019. The Strategy will
set out the Government’s plans to deliver a step change in infrastructure investment
to support the UK economy, as well as providing a formal response to the NIC’s National
Infrastructure Assessment. As part of his Spending Round speech, the Chancellor set
out his ambitions to deliver an infrastructure revolution, which included a commitment
to use increased infrastructure investment to support growth and productivity across
the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p>
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