Campaigns

Investment challenge

As the UK emerges from recession, there is a debate about how the economy can return to balanced and sustained growth

With public expenditure and household spending under intense pressure, economic growth must come primarily from business investment and trade.

Firms tell us the 50p tax will discourage them from investing in the UK
The UK is ranked 89th out of 139 for having the biggest regulatory burden on business, on a par with Nigeria
The UK lags behind France, Germany and Japan in maths rankings
The UK needs £450bn of low-carbon investment by 2025
Just 6% of high growth firms provided half of jobs growth between 2002-06, and we should be doing more to harness the potential of these companies
The UK has the largest creative industries sector as share of GDP and we aren't doing enough to exploit this advantage
If expressed as a sector, the internet would now outstrip construction, education and transport as a share of GDP and has the potential to contribute even more
The global low carbon market will be worth $2trn by 2020
The UK is home to four of the top ten ranked universities in the world and we should capitalise on this