EU: Industry enters period of uncertainty
The first comments coming in from business leaders forecast short-term damage to the economy and call for a clear plan to reassure investors.
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Final local election results show Labour keeps hold
Labour remained dominant in the region, although lost its total control of Manchester City Council and Knowsley Council.
Local elections so far, at a glance
As the counting of votes continues across a number of the North West’s local authorities, the results are in for all Greater Manchester’s boroughs outside the city centre, and in Liverpool, Mayor Joe Anderson’s re-election was confirmed with 52.6% of the vote.
AS2015: Apprenticeship levy set at 0.5%
Three million apprenticeships will be funded by 2020 through the levy on all businesses with more than £3m payroll costs, prompting mixed responses from industry.
AS2015: New Enterprise Zones named
A handful of new Enterprise Zones were announced by the chancellor in the Autumn Statement to lever investment into the region, at Kingmoor Park in Carlisle, a new Cheshire Science Corridor linking several assets, Hillhouse Chemicals & Energy at Thornton-Cleveleys in Lancashire, and Greater Manchester Life Science.
