THOUSANDS of new jobs and businesses are to come to Glasgow according to new targets set by the city council.
The city aims to have 50,000 new jobs and an additional 1000 new businesses by 2023, as well as to increase the number of tourists visiting the city from two million to three million each year, growing tourism earnings by almost £185m.
The growth targets are included in the new Glasgow Economic Strategy 2016-2023 announced last week by Councillor Frank McAveety, leader of Glasgow City Council, at the 19th annual State of the City Economy Conference.
Councillor McAveety said: “We aim to make the next seven years the biggest jobs bonanza in Glasgow’s history.
"We know that the 50,000 new jobs target is ambitious but we have done the sums and they add up.
“We plan to deliver 50,000 jobs across the city’s employment sectors, from tourism to high tech, from renewables to health and life sciences.
"This strategy is the most ambitious on record and rightly so because Glasgow is open for business.”
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