Setting Targets for the Economy

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:11 pm on 11 December 2018.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 2:11, 11 December 2018

I think if we look at the economic statistics—certainly the ones published today—we will see that things have improved greatly over the past year and beyond. Of course, the economic action plan has made good progress since its implementation. We have the new operating model. Since May, we've completed more than 70 economic contracts with businesses, and they are businesses of different sizes. They're not all large businesses, they're in different sectors and in different parts of Wales, and, of course, we're receiving a flow of investment propositions from businesses that align to them.

In terms of targets, well, what we aim to do, of course, is to improve the economy of Wales across Wales. We can see that in the statistics—the statistics tell us the story. They are targets that we would want to improve on in years to come, and we've seen tremendous improvement over the past decade.