Economic Report # 2
The TUC’s 2nd Economic Report reports on the most recent key economic data and has an extended discussion of investment. Investment rates are low and companies currently hold £724 billion in case – equivalent to around half of all GDP. The Report argues for policies to unlock this resource including a reversal of the cuts in public sector investment, credit easing and a state investment bank.
Is permanent austerity inevitable? | ToUChstone blog: A public policy blog from the TUC
Mar 14th 2012, 11:55 am
[…] for big business, despite the fact that corporate cash piles are currently worth around 50% of GDP (over £700 billion) and that business investment fell in the last quarter of last year. Similarly, big decisions are […]
How can the Budget help address our investment shortfall? | ToUChstone blog: A public policy blog from the TUC
Mar 18th 2012, 9:52 pm
[…] earlier this week, the UK economy is facing a huge investment shortfall. With (as our most recent Economic Report showed) Government growth forecasts dependent upon investment overtaking consumption as a […]