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Responding to the chancellor speaking at the Confederation of British Industry’s annual conference, John O’Connell chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:
"The frosty reception that the chancellor faced should make it clear to her that business owners aren't buying her bluster about black holes and fiscal responsibility.
“While Reeves has been busy tinkering with her CV, already hard-pressed entrepreneurs have been sounding the alarm about the damaging effects of her employer’s national insurance hike on jobs, investment and growth.
“The chancellor should recognise that her talk is cheap but the taxes she has hiked on businesses are crippling. If she is serious about her growth agenda she needs to reverse the increase in employers’ national insurance.”
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