Tag Archive for Snap general election

Do government manifestos lack an agenda for trade?

Recently, we surveyed our members to see how they want the next government to support trade. The opinions expressed by businesses across the UK and the policies they want pursued did not necessarily chime with those outlined in the three main parties’ manifestos released last week. The Tory manifestos stance on Corporation Tax was music to
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Does the Tory manifesto do enough to help UK SMEs?

Are the Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme set for a makeover? If the Conservative’s election manifesto is to be believed, they might be. The document says the party is considering further incentives under the ‘world-leading’ (hear hear!) schemes, though, tantalisingly, does not hint much at their nature, beyond suggesting that they may
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Disruptive general election could cause growth woes for UK businesses

Continued political disruption including the snap general election on 8th June could exacerbate UK business growth issues according to 200 mid-sized business senior executives recently surveyed. In the survey by Wax Digital, after access to skills, political disruption was the most common risk standing in the way of business growth ambitions. It was cited by
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