Business Key To Government Spending Plans 

The business group’s submission to His Majesty’s Treasury for the Comprehensive Spending Review contains 49 recommendations on ways to grow the economy that the Government should support. 

The top asks include:       

Get Britain Thriving 

• Invest in regional infrastructure by delivering transport projects and grid connectivity, improving rail capacity and electrifying key sections of the network. 
• Ease the upfront cost pressure on firms through reform of business rates, with the aim of lowering the multiplier to 45p by the end of this Parliament.  
• Provide long-term funding and practical support to help SME’s adopt Artificial Intelligence to boost productivity and growth.