Truss warned corporation tax cuts have not fuelled investment:
Business investment in the UK has fallen to the bottom of the G7 group of wealthy nations, despite the tax cuts. Ministers are preparing for £30bn of giveaways targeted at companies and high income workers. These cuts were put in place to help drive up economic growth towards a target rate of 2.5% a year. However, the IPPR said slashing the headline rate from 30% in 2007 to 19% in 2019, orchestrated by the former chancellor, George Osborne, did not spur higher private investment or faster economic growth. Studies have shown corporation tax cuts used by successive Conservat