Wednesday 28th January 2009
Construction jobs - Housing programme could create jobs in Scotland

People looking for construction jobs in Scotland could be about to receive a boost as the country's government announced a funding package to "kick-start" the development of affordable housing.

The £17 million cash boost was unveiled by the deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon, as part of a larger budget that has been designed to accelerate the building of new homes in Scotland.

However, the cash could also have the knock-on effect of restarting the country's ailing construction sector and increasing the quantity of builders' liability insurance policies taken out.

Ms Sturgeon said: "This latest phase of funding will help to kick-start construction work across Scotland helping our hard-pressed construction workers weather the economic storm."

In particular, the budget will support projects in Aberdeenshire, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, East Ayrshire, Midlothian, Dundee, Borders, Argyll and Stirling.

Last week, the Federation of Master Builders suggested that the construction industry could witness a further 90,000 job losses in the first six months of 2009.

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