Businesses support Conservatives on NI
Labour will kill the recovery with their tax on working people – so we’ll cut Labour waste to stop it. 7 out of 10 working people will be better off with the Conservatives than under Labour.
On Thursday morning, our plans to stop Labour’s tax on jobs were backed by the leaders of some of Britain’s largest companies – such as Sainsbury’s, Marks and Spencer and Next – which, between them, employ over 500,000 people. But instead of listening to Britain’s leading employers, Labour’s response was to attack them.
By the afternoon, another fourteen company leaders had added their names to the list, including Richard Caring, a former Labour donor; Ron Dennis, of the Formula One team McLaren; Simon Fox, the chief executive of HMV; and Brent Hoberman, who is a member of Gordon Brown’s own Business Council.
They were then followed by the leaders of Britain’s business organisations:
· David Frost, Director General, British Chambers of Commerce
· Stephen Robertson, Director General, British Retail Consortium
· John Cridland, Deputy Director General, Confederation of British Industry
· Phil Orford, Chief Executive, Forum of Private Business
· John Walker, National Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses
· Miles Templeman, Director General, Institute of Directors
· Kevin Green, Chief Executive, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation
As every day passes, it becomes more and more clear that Labour’s tax on jobs will kill the recovery. Putting up National Insurance will cost 57,000 jobs in small firms alone, according to leading business experts. Alastair Darling says that is ‘manageable’. It all shows why we can’t afford five more years of Labour.
Yesterday was a highly significant day in the debate about the British economy when the business community has come together to reject Labour’s tax on jobs. Rebuilding the economy cannot be done by Government alone. It’s going to involve working with businesses big and small to create the jobs that so many Britons desperately need. Gordon Brown now finds himself increasingly at war with British business – he is part of the problem, not the solution.
The choice at this election is clear: five more years of Gordon Brown, and his tax on jobs that threatens the recovery; and David Cameron and the Conservatives, who will stop the tax on jobs and get Britain working by boosting enterprise.
On Thursday morning, our plans to stop Labour’s tax on jobs were backed by the leaders of some of Britain’s largest companies – such as Sainsbury’s, Marks and Spencer and Next – which, between them, employ over 500,000 people. But instead of listening to Britain’s leading employers, Labour’s response was to attack them.
By the afternoon, another fourteen company leaders had added their names to the list, including Richard Caring, a former Labour donor; Ron Dennis, of the Formula One team McLaren; Simon Fox, the chief executive of HMV; and Brent Hoberman, who is a member of Gordon Brown’s own Business Council.
They were then followed by the leaders of Britain’s business organisations:
· David Frost, Director General, British Chambers of Commerce
· Stephen Robertson, Director General, British Retail Consortium
· John Cridland, Deputy Director General, Confederation of British Industry
· Phil Orford, Chief Executive, Forum of Private Business
· John Walker, National Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses
· Miles Templeman, Director General, Institute of Directors
· Kevin Green, Chief Executive, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation
As every day passes, it becomes more and more clear that Labour’s tax on jobs will kill the recovery. Putting up National Insurance will cost 57,000 jobs in small firms alone, according to leading business experts. Alastair Darling says that is ‘manageable’. It all shows why we can’t afford five more years of Labour.
Yesterday was a highly significant day in the debate about the British economy when the business community has come together to reject Labour’s tax on jobs. Rebuilding the economy cannot be done by Government alone. It’s going to involve working with businesses big and small to create the jobs that so many Britons desperately need. Gordon Brown now finds himself increasingly at war with British business – he is part of the problem, not the solution.
The choice at this election is clear: five more years of Gordon Brown, and his tax on jobs that threatens the recovery; and David Cameron and the Conservatives, who will stop the tax on jobs and get Britain working by boosting enterprise.
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