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Responding to measures announced by the Chancellor this lunchtime, Kate Shoesmith, Director of Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce said:

“It’s important to remember that the cost of living and the cost of business are two sides of the same coin.

“While most of today’s statement was consumer focused, some additional government supp...


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SME share of public procurement hit a six year high in 2025, at 21% of all direct spend (£45.2bn) Central government was significantly behind its new SME procurement spending targets last year, averaging 8.4 percentage points below the required levels. Local government continues to be the part of the public sector spending ...

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Responding to the news that a free trade agreement has been made with the six Arab states which comprise the Gulf Cooperation Council, William Bain, Head of Trade Policyat the British Chambers of Commerce, said:

“This deal is great news for the UK economy; it will open up new opportunities for inward investment, exports and supply chains. Once rati...


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Reacting to the government announcement on a series of pilot schemes on fit note reform, Hannah Larsen, Policy Officer at the BCC said: 

“This is an important first step in reforming the broken fit note system. Our research shows that one in ten businesses are being seriously impacted by sickness absence. 

“Firms have told us that fit no...


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Responding to the latest inflation data, published this morning by the Office for National Statistics, Caterina Batog, Research & Economics Analyst, at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: 

“Inflation slowing to 2.8% in April is likely to be a temporary quirk due to the timing of some prices changes rather than a signal o...


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