How Government policies are impacting Gloucestershire businesses

We hear what Gloucestershire business owners really thought of the Spring Statement, and just what Government policies are doing to their companies and the county’s economy.

Dear reader,

Today we deliver our report on the Spring Statement, or rather what Gloucestershire business leaders thought of it and the impact it’s having on their companies.

You’ll have read the bits Chancellor Rachel Reeves said, but perhaps not heard how her statement, and her Budget before Christmas, is really impacting here in the county. Now’s your chance. It’s not all bad, but perhaps brace yourself.

Raikes was lucky enough to be able to sit among a cross section of businesspeople and experts in matters of finance, tax and investment as the detail unfolded, and they then shared their thoughts.

The bits we’re allowed to report are below. Just possibly there are a few pointers in their for the occupants of Number 10 and Number 11 Downing Street, should they ever subscribe to The Raikes Journal!

In the absence of a Local Enterprise Partnership and with the Western Gateway Partnership now counting down the days, to find a voice for business in the region we turned to Business West.

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