Election 2017  

Hung parliament sends business confidence tumbling

Asked specifically about transitional arrangements, some 86 per cent of business leaders felt striking a deal on that issue was ‘somewhat’ or ‘very’ important.

Asked to prioritise three policy areas for the new Government, 72 per cent chose ‘reaching a new trade agreement with the EU.’ Half – 49 per cent - chose education, skills and training, and a further 35 per cent chose modernising infrastructure

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