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City bids for freeport status despite Welsh Government s reluctance
No areas in Wales fell under the UK budget and some say the scheme will not help employment
13:32, 6 APR 2021 (Image: Western Mail)
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But critics argue that freeports do not have much net economic benefit, saying they displace business activity from other areas and don’t boost overall employment. In a written question to the leader of Newport council, Conservative councillor Joan Watkins asked for details of what the authority is doing to support the city become a freeport “with all the benefits that that will bring”. “Newport is in the race to be afforded the same status and there is a body of evidence to support an application on the city’s behalf here in Wales,” Cllr Watkins said. In response, council leader Cllr Jane Mudd said: “Newport City Council has appointed AECOM to assist in developing the business case for the Port of Newport achieving Freeport status.