“The Chancellor has clearly set out the Government’s economic approach for this Parliament. The Government has the political strength to see their plans enacted. We therefore have a degree of certainty and stability that has been lacking in recent times. We welcome the measures to boost investment in infrastructure. We hope it will be matched by a robust programme of public service reform and modernisation to ensure every pound raised in taxation is efficiently and effectively spent. The measures announced today are tough and will directly affect every business, employer and employee. Levels of national debt, national borrowing, and national taxation continue to be too high but the political and economic frameworks are set and we will go on working closely with business and government to create the conditions in which enterprise and wealth creation can flourish.”
Mark Fox
Chief Executive
The Business Services Association
