Nearly two-thirds of fast-growth business founders believe the Labour government is “anti-business”, according to a new survey from Helm, one of the UK’s largest networks of scale-up entrepreneurs.
In a poll of 400 Helm members, 63% said the government is anti-business, compared with just 23% who disagreed. A further 14% said they were unsure.
Even more striking was the response to whether the government “rewards people for working hard”: 95% said it does not.
The findings highlight growing unease among high-growth founders ahead of the Autumn Budget, amid ongoing concerns about tax rises and the direction of the government’s economic strategy.
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