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📢 Beyond the Budget: Last Sunday our UK Competitiveness Director @cumminsjr spoke to @lewis_goodall on @LBC to discuss business reaction. The conversation went beyond fiscal events, focusing on the policies needed to unlock long-term UK competitiveness. Listen here 👇
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🎙 This weekend, our CEO, @RainNewtonSmith, joined @BBCRadio4 to discuss the urgent priorities for UK business after the UK Budget and reflected on the landmark decision on the Employment Rights Bill. Listen here 👇
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📢 A Once in a Generation Change: Our CEO @RainNewtonSmith went on @BBCNews last night to discuss the significant step forward achieved by business organisations and unions. This is a testament to the power of collaboration for the UK economy. Listen here 👇
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🚨Breaking news: The government has agreed to a six-month qualifying period for unfair dismissal in the Employment Rights Bill. Read the joint statement from the CBI and the other business groups involved in tripartite discussions: https://t.co/fgP9cSuWJJ
cbi.org.uk
Joint statement: Employment Rights Amendment Welcomed
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🚦UK Budget: The economy is stuck in neutral. Our CEO @RainNewtonSmith spoke with @TimesRadio about the Budget. Reflecting on the concerns of UK businesses, she pointed to some positive measures but said that the Budget overall fell short of delivering the step-change in growth👇
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The Chancellor has set sufficient headroom, now it's time to accelerate growth. ✅ Wins: skills, innovation, planning ⚠️ Risks: energy costs, employment costs, limited tax reform See the detail in the CBI #Budget2025 analysis ➡️ https://t.co/NFUGI4Yiic
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🎙️Following the Budget announcement, our CEO @RainNewtonSmith shared the CBI's view on @SkyNews, emphasizing the need for decisive action to unlock the UK's growth potential. Listen here 👇
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📣 UK Budget: A Missed Opportunity for Bold Reforms. The government’s growth mission is currently stalled. While the Chancellor has created the fiscal headroom needed, a scattergun approach to tax risks leaving the economy stuck in neutral. Read here👇 https://t.co/uLpeNHd3RQ
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🎙️ Budget Day: Our Chief Economist @louisehellem tells @BloombergUK that a 'smorgasbord' Budget risks trapping the UK in a low-growth cycle. We need bold decisions, not complexity that acts as a drag on growth. Listen now 👇
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📢 The CBI demands bold tax reform, but if the Chancellor delivers a "smorgasbord" Budget those smaller measures must still drive growth. As stated by our Chief Economist @louisehellem the economy cannot be subjected to "death by a thousand taxes." https://t.co/Oe8HQVMorK
cityam.com
If the Chancellor is incapable of making the bold tax reforms businesses need at the upcoming Budget, there are some smaller measures that would be beneficial
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🚨Our call to the Chancellor is clear: it is more important than ever that the full amount of funding raised through the Growth and Skills Levy is spent directly on skills. Read the full article here👇 https://t.co/NZQXSo0VZL
observer.co.uk
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🚀 That’s a wrap! CBI Chair Rupert Soames and Chair-elect Cressida Hogg CBE sum up a fantastic Annual Conference. Our Chair delivered a remarkable 'swan-song' address. Great to see business from across the country connecting. Thanks for coming, see you next year! #CBI25
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📢 The message from our CEO @RainNewtonSmith, at our Annual Conference was clear: The government must double down on the delivery of the growth mission in tomorrow's UK Budget and beyond. #CBI25 #UKEconomy #BusinessVoice
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🎙️ New Podcast Alert! At the CBI Annual Conference 2025 our CEO @RainNewtonSmith had the pleasure of speaking with @SamCoatesSky and @annemcelvoy on "Politics At Sam and Anne’s" Podcast about the CBI’s priorities ahead of the UK Budget. Listen here👇 https://t.co/YITTSzz2vc
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Tomorrow @RachelReevesMP presents the #AutumnBudget. Here’s a reminder of the measures we’ve been calling for on behalf of our members and the wider UK business community.
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Our #CBI25 expert panel looks at Health = Wealth: unlocking the UK’s economic potential," in partnership with @EliLillyandCo UK. Thank you Christopher Stokes, Eli Lilly, and Co, Shaheen Sayed @AccentureUK, Sir Charlie Mayfield, Keep Britain Working & Lindsay Haselhurst @currys.
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📈Great to host our focused session, "Making it happen: turning UK Industrial Strategy into global advantage," in partnership with @npower_nbs. The ambition behind the UK Industrial Strategy is clear success now hinges on delivery. #CBI25
@clarebarclay @viviennestern @cumminsjr
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🚀That was a powerhouse fireside chat on "The £billion opportunity: attracting global capital to power innovation and infrastructure". A massive thank you to our Corporate Partner @Laing_ORourke, and our expert panel, @TracyBrabin, @jstockwood @louisehellem #CBI25
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