State aid roadshow

The State Aid Unit is on the road again. Following on from a successful round of introductory state aid presentations to colleagues across the Executive and the Scottish Enterprise Local Enterprise Companies, the Unit is now offering these presentations to all 32 Local Authorities in Scotland.

As detailed in a letter sent to all Local Authority Chief Executives, the Unit plans to visit every Local Authority from Stornaway to Stirling, from Glenrothes to Glasgow, every Tuesday until August 2003.

The presentations are pitched at a basic introductory level and are suitable for all Local Authority staff who are involved in some way in the provision of support to 'undertakings' (any bodies involved in economic activities).  Previous audiences have included staff from economic development, legal services, financial services, property development, training, social economy and European affairs to name but a few.

The presentation covers:

Why we have control over state subsidies
How to identify a state aid
Details of current Local Authority state aid cover
De minimis aid
Structural Funds
State aid and the community/voluntary sector
Cumulation of state aid from several public sources
What happens if you get it wrong
Where to get further information

Time is reserved at the end of each presentation for a Q&A session.

Due to the recent approval of the Property Support Scheme and other developments in this area, the Unit can also offer a second presentation for those staff involved in property development, should this be required. This brief presentation looks at the state aid schemes available to support property development activities in more detail.

Interested? Get in touch! Don't get caught out, check it out!

Contact George McGhee of the State Aid Unit on 0141 242 5616 for further details or visit our website for dates of availability.

We look forward to meeting you very soon!