EEF: Policy focus can bring 40% productivity gains

Posted on 22 Jun 2015 by Callum Bentley

The Chancellor can help solve Britain’s productivity crisis by targeting Government spending in areas that support growth in high value manufacturing, business leaders have claimed in new analysis published today.

With the right policies in place, manufacturing is poised to deliver 40% of Britain’s productivity gains over the next decade. In a report pre-empting the government’s own report on Productivity to be published by HM Treasury, EEF,  has urged the Chancellor to focus his attention on areas that will deliver the biggest wins over this…

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