City Gardens decision should have nothing to do with infrastructure funding
Nicola Sturgeon informed Holyrood last week that Aberdeen would not be considered for Scottish Government infrastructure spending through Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) unless it proceeded with the City Gardens project.
Nicola Sturgeon informed Holyrood last week that Aberdeen would not be considered for Scottish Government infrastructure spending through Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) unless it proceeded with the City Gardens project.
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Yet the Labour Group leading the coalition in Aberdeen council chambers has quite rightly refused to proceed with the project on the grounds that this was a manifesto pledge that granted it a mandate on the matter when they were elected to power.
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City Gardens decision should have nothing to do with infrastructure funding
Nicola Sturgeon informed Holyrood last week that Aberdeen would not be considered for Scottish Government infrastructure spending through Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) unless it proceeded with the City Gardens project.
Yet the Labour Group leading the coalition in Aberdeen council chambers has quite rightly refused to proceed with the project on the grounds that this was a manifesto pledge that granted it a mandate on the matter when they were elected to power.
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