incentive

In May, he said the opportunity for Russia to play at the tournament could be an "incentive" to end the war in Ukraine.

It aims to become a major international hub for the offshore renewable energy sector - made up of zones where tax incentives and lower tariffs are available to companies.

Analysts said the uptick was propelled by price discounts and and other sales incentives from builders, who are grappling with an oversupply of newly-built homes for sale.

Instead, the policy will create incentives to move high-tech and scientific activity to other countries, effectively offshoring economic activity that should occur in the U.S., he says.

"Nationally, families have long raised concerns about the huge flaws of the self- assessment involved by individual trusts in the maternity incentive scheme," said Mrs Winser-Ramm.