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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Natasha Guerra

Please Rachel, put businesses out of their misery and get on with the Budget

It’s not the taxes that kill you - it’s the waiting.

In fifteen years working across the startup and business ecosystem, I’ve never seen such inertia. From ambitious early-stage founders to long-established consultancies, companies are sitting on their hands, paralysed by fear about costs, tax and the future. The economy isn’t in recession, it’s in suspension.

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