‘Why Did Spending Review Not Mention Business?’

‘Why did spending review not mention business?’

Businesses in Liverpool have given Rachel Reeves’ spending review a resounding thumbs down. They were speaking at an exclusive business breakfast event organised by RSM and NatWest, in conjunction with BusinessCloud. Thomas Farquhar, co-founder of Heatio, said: “It seemed to be lacking in business support or anything to grow small businesses, which are the backbone of the economy. It was disappointing. “I would have liked to have heard something…

Spending Review lacked business focus, say small firms

Responding to today’s Spending Review, Tina McKenzie, Policy Chair of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), said: “Small businesses will be wondering when they will feel the benefits of today’s Spending Review. It was not the business-focused day they had hoped for. “As spending allocations were announced, decisions over how that money would support small businesses were not included. Increased Statutory Sick Pay came without help for small …