The Government believes that business is the driver of economic growth and innovation, and that we need to take urgent action to boost enterprise, support green growth and build a new and more responsible economic model. We want to create a fairer and more balanced economy, where we are not so dependent on a narrow range of economic sectors, and where new businesses and economic opportunities are more evenly shared between regions and industries.
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We will cut red tape and end the culture of 'tick-box' regulation.
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We will reform the corporate tax system by simplifying reliefs and allowances; aiming to create the most competitive corporate tax regime in the G20.
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We will review employment and workplace laws, for employers and employees, to ensure they maximise flexibility for both parties while protecting fairness.
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We will make it easier for people to set up new enterprises by cutting the time it takes to start a new business.
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We will reinstate an Operating and Financial Review to ensure that directors' social and environmental duties have to be covered in company reporting.
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We will seek to ensure an injection of private capital into Royal Mail, including opportunities for employee ownership, and we will ensure that Post Offices are allowed to offer a wide range of services in order to sustain the network.
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We will end the so-called 'gold-plating' of EU rules, so that British businesses are not disadvantaged relative to their European competitors.
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We will support the creation of Local Enterprise Partnerships - joint local authority-business bodies brought forward by local authorities themselves to promote local economic development.