Member

My concern is that the Government are treating businesses like the mule in Buckaroo, loading on more and more costs and obligations. Anyone who has played the game will know that it is inevitable that there will be a reaction and the mule will buck. In economic terms, that means fewer jobs, higher prices and lower wages. The Government’s own impact assessment puts the cost to business at £5 billion a year. That simply cannot be absorbed by companies, so new clause 87 would offer some protection.