(3) INDUSTRY AND FINANCE
A
B
Governor's Speech:
.pp 4-7)
a
b
C
d
f
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layouts of new towns being reviewed to provide for the wider development of industry in hand;
land will continue to be granted on special terms for industries introducing new technology of value to the economy in hand;
G
development of industrial estates in hand; development of road and rail links in hand;
strengthening of companies legislation, particularly that dealing with prospectuses and company accounts - in hand;
continue to protect industry's access to overseas markets in hand;
continue to promote overseas investment to expand and diversify industry in hand.
Overlap:
a
ordinances to regulate banking, securities, deposit- taking companies and commodity-trading in hand.
C Planning Paper:
a
provide funds for the social programme, preferably by a more progressive system of taxation.
D - Comment:
C(a) was omitted with our tacit agreement.
(4) HOUSING
A
Governor's Speech:
(pp. 7-9)
1
B.
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a
house everybody within their means;
b
5,000 flats for sale by 1979/80;
C
establishment of a working party on home ownership in hand;
a 200,000 flats to be completed per annum.
Overlap:
a new homes for 97,000 by 1976/7
new homes for 109,000 by 1977/8 new homes for 170,000 by 1978/79; new homes for 224,000 by 1979/80.
b slow raising of rents;
proposals for improved standards in housing.
Planning Paper:
Comment:
a
B(a) and (b) appear in the Planning Paper but in rather different form. In (a) figures are given
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