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Tees Valley Combined Authority, Jomast Developments Limited

  • Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) proposes to award a subsidy of £15 million to Jomast Development Limited (Jomast) for “The Hartlepool Waterfront Housing Scheme”, as part of a development project to redevelop brownfield sites around Hartlepool Marina.
  • Our key takeaways from the Subsidy Advice Unity (SAU) report are:
    • Assessments should consider framing market failure rationale in terms of positive externalities rather than negative externalities to most effectively demonstrate the need for a subsidy.
    • Assessments should articulate the counterfactual most likely to materialise (i.e. the ‘do nothing’ scenario) with supporting evidence.
    • Assessments should explain and provide supporting evidence to demonstrate the subsidy or subsidy scheme is proportionate.
    • Assessments should comprehensively consider how the subsidy is designed to minimise negative effects on competition in line with Statutory Guidance.

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