Source · Select Committees · Business and Trade Committee
Recommendation 1
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Investment in the UK is too low.
Conclusion
Investment in the UK is too low. Companies, especially SMEs, struggle to access finance. To match the highest investment rate in the G7, we need to mobilise £180–200 billion in extra investment each year. The Government’s own business bank has estimated that there are 380,000 businesses which want finance but cannot access it. It is essential that every one of His Majesty’s ministers appreciates both the size of the investment gap and what is at stake if we fail to fix it. (Conclusion, Paragraph 15) Creating the right investment environment