Growth Commission member Ewen Stewart has issued the following response to the Spending Review statement delivered by Rachel Reeves: “Today’s Spending Review shows scant evidence that the Chancellor understands how sustainable growth is achieved. It focused on centralised spending rather than seeking to grow the cake. There was nothing to encourage private endeavour and no […]
The Growth Commission today sets out how the developing Trump Trade Doctrine can be pursued to boost economic growth both in the United States and across the globe. The measures are included in the new paper, How to foster growth by advancing Anti-Competitive Market Distortion-focused trade policy reform in the United States, written by Shanker Singham, […]
The Growth Commission has issued the following response to Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement: Shanker Singham, Chairman of the Growth Commission, said: “While we applaud the Government’s pro-growth rhetoric and commitment to ‘tearing down regulatory barriers’, ministers must be judged by their actions rather than their words. On present form, after two successive quarters with contractions […]
The country is facing the triple whammy of a growth crisis, a fiscal crisis and an exports crisis and the government should take immediate action on a number of fronts if the UK is to escape continued economic stagnation, the Growth Commission reports today. They also conclude that a comprehensive trade deal with the U.S. […]
The Growth Commission – the respected body of international economists identifying policies that will raise living standards and increase prosperity – has suggested how tackling unfair trade practices in other countries can do just that. The Memorandum on America First Trade Policy issued by President Trump on 20 January directed executive departments and agencies to […]
Responding to the speech delivered by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves today, Shanker Singham, Chairman of the Growth Commission, gave the following reaction: “The Chancellor’s rhetoric on growth is excellent and echoes that of the Prime Minister, but words are not enough. Robust action is required and the Government needs to be honest about […]