News comes after top company bosses criticise government energy policy for failing to spur investment
Labour is considering bringing in long-term tax breaks to boost investment and raise the UK’s sluggish growth rate, adding to pressure on the chancellor from a swathe of industry leaders calling for pro-business measures in next week’s budget.
The shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will tell a conference organised by the MakeUK employer’s organisation on Tuesday that Britain needs a system of investment allowances lasting for the length of a parliament in order to provide companies with stability and certainty.
Continue reading…News comes after top company bosses criticise government energy policy for failing to spur investmentLabour is considering bringing in long-term tax breaks to boost investment and raise the UK’s sluggish growth rate, adding to pressure on the chancellor from a swathe of industry leaders calling for pro-business measures in next week’s budget.The shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will tell a conference organised by the MakeUK employer’s organisation on Tuesday that Britain needs a system of investment allowances lasting for the length of a parliament in order to provide companies with stability and certainty. Continue reading…