Philip Hammond will use spring statement to support hi-tech industry in Cambridge,Edinburgh and OxfordshirePhilip Hammond will boost public spending on genetic research and laser technology by £200m in this week’s spring statement to support some of Britain’s fastest-growing industries as they prepare for Brexit.
The chancellor said the additional spending on projects in Cambridge, Edinburgh and Oxfordshire, and would ensure the UK was “at the forefront of science and technology innovation” and maintain its reputation as a “pioneering nation as it leaves the EU”.
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Source: theguardian.com