Edinburgh Chamber's Growth Plan for Scotland's Election

It's April 7.

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Scotland's got a big election coming up in just one month for a new parliament, and the

Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce is dropping their policy plan for growth right now to shake

things up.

They're pushing parties to match bold business goals and spotlight Edinburgh as Scotland's

economic engine, because when the city thrives, the whole.

Nation levels up.

This plan builds on their Edinburgh 2030 strategy from late last year, zeroing in on four key

areas, fueling solid economic growth, beefing up skills and talent, pumping money into

infrastructure, and speeding up digital and innovation vibes.

Folks across Edinburgh and Scotland are feeling the squeeze from skyrocketing costs, stretch

public services, and an economy that's not hitting it.

Stride, so trust in politicians is shaky.

This boat's a chance to link economic power with real social wins for everyone grinding

daily.

They're calling for more regional control, like better devolution and a fairer funding

deal for the capital to tackle housing crunch and high living costs, plus smarter migration

for talent, faster skills training, priority projects like the bio-quarter and affordable

homes, and tech boost for small businesses in AI and cybersecurity.

Other party wins, the chamber wants real team-ups with business early on, seeing profit as

fuel for jobs, innovation, and services that lift us all.

Edinburgh's edge is an automatic, smart investments here, ripple prosperity nationwide.