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Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Willie Rennie MSP and Scottish Liberal Democrat MP Charles Kennedy today (Thursday 12th February) launched the front page of the General Election Manifesto.
It includes Scottish Liberal Democrat plans to build a stronger Scotland for everyone with real home rule.The front-page will set out six Liberal Democrat priorities that will build a stronger economy and a fairer society creating opportunity for everyone.
Our commitments are only possible because of our strategy to deliver a balanced budget; borrowing less than Labour, and cutting less than the Conservatives. And it is because we have delivered in this Government that we can offer a programme that is credible and deliverable for the next Government.
In 2010 the Liberal Democrat manifesto front page included commitments for fairer taxes, rebalancing the economy and political reform. All of which went on to be key policies of the Coalition.
The six priorities are:
Prosperity for all Balance the budget fairly and invest to build a high skill, low carbon economy
Fair taxes Cut your taxes by an additional 400 by raising the tax-free allowance to 12,500
Quality health care for all Invest 8bn to improve our NHS and guarantee equal care for mental health
Opportunity for every child Guarantee education funding from nursery to college
Our environment protectedProtect nature and fight climate change with five Green Laws
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Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is today (Thursday 12 February) announcing a further investment worth almost 300m to help local businesses grow.
As part of the sixth round of the Regional Growth Fund (RGF), 63 new projects and programmes across England will receive their share of 297m.
The funding will drive business expansion and is expected to unlock 1.5bn of extra private sector investment. It will also help create thousands of jobs.
Businesses across all industrial sectors will benefit, with 1.1bn being investing in manufacturing, 364m in automotives, 100m in aerospace and 104m for low carbon enterprises.
Commenting Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said:
After decades of regional economies being neglected I set about investing directly in local businesses via the Regional Growth Fund. This investment has allowed regional businesses to be more ambitious than ever before and gone a long way in creating a stronger economy.
"A stronger economy means providing equal opportunity for everyone across the UK, rather than solely relying on the city of London to bolster UK business. The success of the RGF is proof that putting money in the hands of local businesses helps them flourish and creates opportunities for more people to work locally."
Since the RGF was launched in 2010, 2.85bn has now been invested in regional companies, helping them to expand and take on more staff.
Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cablesaid:
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