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ECONOMIC BENEFITS
20. A Partnership for a Better Scotland 7 confirms that the top priority of the Scottish Executive is to grow Scotland's economy. This includes the start up and growth of Scottish business, encouraging and supporting key manufacturing industries and supporting innovation and technology transfer to grow high value and high skills businesses with the potential for expansion. Going for Green Growth: a Green Jobs Strategy for Scotland 8 sets out how this priority should be delivered through sustainable economic development.
21. The Scottish Ministers believe that a thriving renewables industry in Scotland has the potential to develop new indigenous industries, particularly in rural areas; to provide significant export opportunities and to enhance Scotland's manufacturing capacity. The planning system has a key role in supporting Scotland's economic competitiveness and employment market. The scope for developments to contribute to national or local economic development priorities should be a material consideration when considering policies and decisions.
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