Suffolk 2017 ~ Jobs and the economy

To improve the quality of life of people in Suffolk and ensure we have the resources we need to run better schools, fair social services and improved highways, we need a thriving economy supporting successful, innovative, efficient and profitable businesses. This is crucial to attract highly skilled workers earning good salaries.

Liberal Democrats will:

• Work together with our communities to give back power and resources to allow them to help solve their problems.
• Encourage expansion of home based businesses through small capital grants to fund new initiatives.
• Work with providers to roll out excellent fibre based broadband connections across Suffolk and help mobile phone companies install a countywide 4G superfast mobile data network.
• Keep tax rises down by using money from government grants and reserves, investing in infrastructure that boosts business and services that help local people. We will not continue to stockpile reserves "for a rainy day".
• Set up a "Service Gaps Task Force" with the district councils, the police, the NHS and the voluntary sector to identify where services are falling short and spend taxpayers' money efficiently to fill the gaps.

A Manifesto for Suffolk 2017: An open, tolerant, happy place to live, learn and work, by Suffolk Liberal Democrats, launched in March 2017.