What is Midlands Engine Strategy?
'''Midlands Engine Strategy''' was an [[economics|economic]] plan that [[Chancellor of the Exchequer|Chancellor]] [[Phillip Hammond]] spoke about in 2017. On 9 March 2017, the government of the [[United Kingdom]] said it was made to be a powerful way to make the [[economy]] grow. The plan said the [[Midlands]] was the center of the UK economy. The Midlands makes about one out of every five things in the UK. £392 million is going to be [[investment|invested]] in the Midlands as part of the plan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/midlands-engine-to-roar-ahead-with-ambitious-new-strategy|title=Midlands Engine to roar ahead with ambitious new strategy|publisher=Gov.uk|date=9 March 2017|access-date=19 November 2018}}</ref> ==Goals== The plan had five main goals #Improve supply connections to make production better #Teach skills to workers to make businesses want to be there #Support [[Entrepreneur|innovative]] companies #Make people proud of the things they make so people in other countries would know their work #Make life better for everyone and encourage other people to come visit == References == {{reflist}} {{UK-stub}} [[Category:Economy of the United Kingdom]]