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| New 'enterprise zones' announced around England | New 'enterprise zones' announced around England |
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| The government has announced locations for new "enterprise zones" in England to try to boost economic growth. | The government has announced locations for new "enterprise zones" in England to try to boost economic growth. |
| Ministers said 30,000 new jobs would be created by 2015 by giving cheaper business rates, superfast broadband and lower levels of planning control. | Ministers said 30,000 new jobs would be created by 2015 by giving cheaper business rates, superfast broadband and lower levels of planning control. |
| New zones were announced at sites in Warrington, Cornwall, Gosport, Norfolk, Hereford, Kent and Oxfordshire. | New zones were announced at sites in Warrington, Cornwall, Gosport, Norfolk, Hereford, Kent and Oxfordshire. |
| Other locations include Essex, Suffolk, Northampton, Leicestershire, Cambridgeshire and Humber Estuary. | Other locations include Essex, Suffolk, Northampton, Leicestershire, Cambridgeshire and Humber Estuary. |
| Plans for 21 nationwide zones were originally set out in March's Budget. | Plans for 21 nationwide zones were originally set out in March's Budget. |
| Bids to host one of the zones were submitted by 30 local groups, made up of council and business leaders. | Bids to host one of the zones were submitted by 30 local groups, made up of council and business leaders. |
| 'Trailblazers for growth' | 'Trailblazers for growth' |
| The enterprise zones previously announced were: Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Derby, Nottingham, the Black Country, the Tees Valley, the West of England and the North East. | The enterprise zones previously announced were: Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Derby, Nottingham, the Black Country, the Tees Valley, the West of England and the North East. |
| Prime Minister David Cameron said: "We are determined to do everything we can to make Britain the best place in the world to start and grow a business. | Prime Minister David Cameron said: "We are determined to do everything we can to make Britain the best place in the world to start and grow a business. |
| "Enterprise Zones are a major step towards delivering this - cutting business taxes, easing planning restrictions and giving business the tools they need to invest and expand. | "Enterprise Zones are a major step towards delivering this - cutting business taxes, easing planning restrictions and giving business the tools they need to invest and expand. |
| "These new Enterprise Zones will be trailblazers for growth, jobs and prosperity throughout the country." | "These new Enterprise Zones will be trailblazers for growth, jobs and prosperity throughout the country." |
| The scheme has been compared to similar initiatives in the 1980s and 1990s, which saw the transformation of London's Docklands, among other sites. | The scheme has been compared to similar initiatives in the 1980s and 1990s, which saw the transformation of London's Docklands, among other sites. |
| New locations | New locations |
| But at the time of the enterprise zone scheme's announcement in March, critics questioned whether the zones would be successful. | But at the time of the enterprise zone scheme's announcement in March, critics questioned whether the zones would be successful. |
| The complete list of new locations announced earlier was: | The complete list of new locations announced earlier was: |
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