How it can be applied to Panoshiba EV Case? Local Government Representative. As a local Labour councillor., you are keen to encourage foreign direct investment in the area. The benefits as you see it include quality employment that will help develop a cluster of manufacturing excellence in the area. Foreign Direct Investment is an important part of this strategy. The region has a higher rate of unemployment than the national average though there are shortages of qualified tradespeople. You also wish ta improve the local tax intake both direct and indirect