IN CONTEXT. The Parties acknowledge that the issues outlined above must be considered in the MIDP and the Implementation Agreements in the context of other important matters to be considered in the MIDP, including issues related to land valuation, procurement, etc. SCHEDULE H FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule H shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan Development Agreement.
IN CONTEXT. The Falkirk Council area is situated right at the centre of Scotland. It has a growing population which, according to the preliminary results of the 2011 Census, is now 156,000, making it the 11th largest council in Scotland. Our area is one of the best connected in Scotland, equidistant between Glasgow and Edinburgh and at the heart of the motorway network. This context statement seeks to provide a background to our area a whole and areas within it, looking at past trends and future challenges that will affect and have an impact on our area in the short, medium and longer term. The recent economic uncertainty makes it difficult to forecast future trends and anticipate what may happen to our communities in the short term. However we remain committed to our long term vision. Our area has faced, and overcome, major challenges before. Our ability to adapt and react to changing circumstances will stand us in good stead to ensure that there will be a thriving and prosperous future for our area and our communities. Our People The first results from the 2011 Census show the population of Falkirk Council area as 156,0001. This is higher than the last pre-Census population estimate from National Records of Scotland (NRS) which gave the 2011 population as 154,380. The population of our area has now been increasing for almost 20 years after many years of little change. The population has grown by over 10,000 since the last Census in 2001 – or 7.4% – compared to an increase in Scotland of 4.6%. Based on the previous 2010 mid year estimate of population from NRS, the population is projected to increase further to 157,200 by 2015, 163,900 by 2025 and 168,700 by 2035 (see Figure 1). The growing population presents a key challenge to all Community Planning partners for service provision across the Council area. Figure: Population 1981-2035 1 xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx/documents/censusresults/release1a/rel1asb.pdf Source: National Records of Scotland mid year estimates of population 1981-2010 (Crown Copyright) 2010 based population projections 2010-2035 (Crown Copyright) Much of this growth has been driven by net in-migration, with the Falkirk area being attractive to in-migrants due to competitive house prices compared to surrounding areas, the variety of new build properties and good sustainable transport links. Average net in- migration since 2001 has been 725 per year. Further details and analysis of our population is provided at Appendix 1. The number of births...
IN CONTEXT. Cities in the developing world must overcome obstacles to taxation in order to cultivate stable, efficient sources of revenue that can finance much-needed infrastructure and other public goods. The property tax is the most economically efficient local tax according to literature on public finance, yet many local governments neglect it because it is politically unpopular and administratively challenging (Bird 2010, Xxxxxxxxx 1998).
IN CONTEXT. As mentioned above, before ending up in the Finnish Supreme Court, the case this thesis is based on was heard in a District court51 and a Court of Appeal52. The courts took the opposite approaches to the issue, the District Court choosing the formalistic point of view, emphasizing the letter of the law. The Court of Appeal decided the case to the contrary and chose to give more value to the intention of the signatory parties. Next, the thesis will introduce the background of the case, followed by discussion of the decisions of the District Court and the Court of Appeal. The decisions will be examined in order to determine what grounds and arguments they are based on. Lastly, the Supreme Court decision will be examined and discussed.53
IN CONTEXT. The Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR) has four components: - Component 1 - Support for regional outreach - Component 2 – Support for local and regional development - Component 3 - MRC "Signature innovation" projects - Component 4 – Vitalization and intermunicipal cooperation. This vitalization framework concerns Component 4 - Support for vitalization, of which the vitalization agreement between the Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation (MAMH) and the MRC, to help communities meet the specific challenges of vitalization. Vitalization is described by XXXX as the set of actions put forward by a community, in order to revitalize its environment and sustainably improve the quality of life. The government wishes to support the MRCs concerned so that they can mobilize their communities and adopt a well-thought-out vitalization framework to stabilize or turn around demographic and economic indicators.
