Rachel Reeves: we need to ensure success, not failure, is rewarded

Wednesday, 8 February 2012 2:23 PM

The Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has responded to allegations by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the banker bonuses debate has created an "anti-business" culture:

 "He won’t recognise that raising taxes and cutting spending too far and too fast has choked off the recovery, pushed up unemployment and is leading to £158 billion more borrowing than planned.

"As for creating an anti-business culture, George Osborne should look in the mirror. Under his watch the economy has gone into reverse, net lending to businesses is falling and in the last three months over 4,000 companies went under – up 7.2% in a year.

“Greater transparency, accountability and responsibility on top pay will give businesses more certainty and is the way to ensure we really do get rewards for success but not for failure.

"And repeating the bank bonus tax to fund 100,000 jobs for young people is a fair way to help tackle the unemployment crisis facing our country right now. It’s time this complacent and out of touch Chancellor understood this.”
 

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