hich was the second
highest rating in the UK. This is an improvement on the city's 56th place in
2008. The Big City Plan aims to move the city into the index's top 20 by 2026.
When compared to all of the 12 largest UK for quality of life cities,
Birmingham ranked 10th out of 12 in 2013 according to another survey. An entire
quarter of the city has been designated an “enterprise zone”, with tax relief
and simplified planning to lure investment
