The oil and gas industry will continue to play a key role in North East Scotland’s growth, Derek Leith, EY office managing partner for Aberdeen, has confirmed. The oil and gas industry will continue to play a key role in North East Scotland’s growth, Derek Leith, EY office managing partner for Aberdeen, has confirmed. “2017 has been a tough year for Aberdeen but the forecast for 2018 and beyond indicates these challenges could ease off,” Leith said in an organization statement. “The oil and gas industry will continue to play an integral role in the region’s growth and particular attention will be paid to how the Chancellor’s UK Budget announcement regarding oil and gas tax policy may stimulate a resurgence in industry activity,” he added. On November 22, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, pledged to help the UK oil and gas industry by introducing transferrable tax history […]