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The Government's productivity plan
29 January 2016
The Government's heralded 'Productivity Plan' lacks clear, measurable objectives and largely amounts to an assortment of existing policies, says the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Committee in a report published today. The BIS Committee calls on the Government to set out how it is going to implement the Productivity Plan and measure the success of each of the assortment of policies included in the plan. The Productivity Plan consists of 15 different policy areas, from transport, energy, and planning to science, finance, and infrastructure. The BIS Committee report focuses on the main areas in the Plan relating to skills, innovation, and investment, looking at areas such as investment in Research & Development (R&D), apprenticeships, and student visas.
The press release and report were published on January 29, 2016
Link to the full BIS report here
Related publications
Written evidence for the Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics (GPP 39), Published written evidence for 2nd Report - The Government's Productivity Plan, Anna Valero.
Productivity and Business Policies, Anna Valero and Isabelle Roland, CEP 2015 Election Analyses No.21, March 2015
Related links
Anna Valero webpage
Growth Programme webpage
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