We must act now to save our town centres from slow decline. We’ll boost high street businesses by reforming business rates.
Nationally, the time has come for a new British industrial strategy. We’ll incentivise business to invest in clean technologies, create good jobs and tackle the climate emergency. Internationally, we’ll unlock Britain’s global potential by bringing down trade barriers and unlocking stronger relationships with our closest trading partners.
We’ll boost productivity and empower more people to enter the job market – such as parents, carers and people with disabilities – by expanding rights to flexible working unless there are clear business reasons not to.
We’ll fix the skills and recruitment gap by investing in training and offering more apprenticeships for young people. At the same time, we’ll sort out this government’s chaotic system of short-term work visas, so farmers can get the labour they need when they need it.
Leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey has called for business rates to be scrapped to boost high streets. The Lib Dem policy would aim to tackle one of the key challenges facing businesses and shops, revitalising town centres.
Liberal Democrats are calling for a 4 per cent tax on share buybacks, which would incentivise proper business investment, spur economic growth and raise funds fairly for our public services.
On March 7th Labour Leaders put forward and approved their budget of increased taxes, charges and debt. Whilst cutting services, selling off assets and loading residents with debt that will last a generation.
