In today's budget, the last before the expected General Election later this year, the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt outlined further commitment to the manufacturing sector, including an investment of £360m in manufacturing and R&D. The funding will go into British manufacturing and research and development (R&D), following the launch of the Advanced Manufacturing Plan in November last year.
Addressing Parliament ahead of the Budget announcement Hunt said: “We are sticking with our plan by backing the industries of the future with millions of pounds of investment to make the UK a world leader in manufacturing, securing the highly skilled jobs of the future and delivering the long-term change our country needs to deliver…
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