A multi-site freeport in south east Wales could create at least 24,000 jobs for the area, claim its backers. Councillor Jane Mudd, leader of Newport City Council, speaking in the South Wales Argus, said expert research has found that the freeport status could create at least 24,000 jobs in the region.
These would not be one displaced from other parts of Wales but entirely new employment opportunities, she said. Newport City Council is leading the bid for regional freeport with Cardiff Airport as the core customs location.
The proposal - which is the only "inland" bid out of the three bids put forward - would also see complementary tax sites at the Welsh Government-owned Rhyd-y-Blew in Blaenau Gwent, Imperial Park in Newport and a third suggested site at Bro Tathan Enterprise Zone in Vale of Glamorgan.
