Assisted Areas Map 2014 to 2020: stage 2
Seeks views on the draft Assisted Areas Map, following the government’s response to stage 1 of this consultation.
We have provided an interactive map of the draft 2014 to 2020 UK Assisted Areas Map, which you can use to respond online to this consultation. A user guide is attached above.
See the current map of Assisted Areas in Great Britain 2007 to 2013.
OverviewOn 31 July 2013, the government launched a first stage consultation on updating the Assisted Areas Map for 2014 to 2020, in response to new European Commission guidelines on regional aid. Assisted Areas are those areas where regional aid can be offered to undertakings, typically businesses, under state aid rules.
The second stage consultation document on the draft proposal for a new Assisted Areas Map for the period 2014 to 2020 also sets out the government’s response to the first stage consultation.
The purpose of the second stage consultation is to seek views on the draft Assisted Areas Map, taking into consideration the government’s response to the first stage consultation, and the need to comply with the Commission’s regional aid guidelines.