Burton and Uttoxeter are great places to do business. We are the home of beer, the birthplace of Marmite, and we are proud to still be the home for manufacturing by world renowned names such as JCB and Pirelli. Burton and Uttoxeter were both badly hit by the recession which led to rising unemployment locally.

The new government has business policies that will help both the UK as well as Burton and Uttoxeter to develop and evolve economically by:

• Abolishing tax on new jobs created by new businesses within the first two years of thenew government
• Reducing the burden of regulation, introducing regulatory budgets and sunset clausesto give businesses more freedom and greater flexibility
• Cutting the main rate of Corporation Tax
• Cutting the small companies' Corporation Tax rate
• Making Britain Europe's leading hi-tech exporter, with the help of Sir James Dyson's taskforce
• Simplifying employment law to make it easier to hire people
• Improving skills training and apprenticeships
• Reforming the Regional Development Agencies to create a vibrant, business-focusedforce that is more responsive to local needs
• Strengthening UK Trade and Investment to give British business a powerful voiceabroad
• Increasing government procurement from small firms and improving prompt payment