Cutting government spending is not enough.  There will have to be substantial increases in income tax, say Britain’s private sector finance managers, in a new research report from business analysts Lindsell Marketing.  Conducted amongst over 1,000 UK company finance professionals, the research reveals that income tax must rise to tackle the current public sector deficit. Moreover, spending cuts need to concentrate on central government departments and Quangos, and leave the NHS, the Police and local government largely alone.

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A survey of British business confidence in the three main political parties

Lindsell Marketing, April 2010

Management Summary

• Confidence in the economic management competence of the three main UK political parties is a key issue in the current election campaign


• Very few recent opinion polls have canvassed the opinion of British business, despite the fact that business people best qualified to...

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The merger of the two operations combines their complementary services and assets to create a powerful new...