CBI warning ahead of Chancellor's Autumn statement

The head of the British employers' organisation, the CBI, has told the Financial Times he doesn't see the UK government focused on growth.

In an effort to position himself before the CBI's annual conference begins on Monday John Cridland argued that some investors in the energy sector were feeling "punched" after cuts to solar panel subsidies.

He said those cuts, allied to changes in carbon reduction financing and the supplementary tax on oil and gas producers were part of a disjointed industrial policy.

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It is Mr Cridland's job to put the case for business but he also highlights the issue of a skills shortage in the UK economy, arguing a £1500 subsidy to help small businesses take on apprentices should be extended to all firms.

The Chancellor, George Osborne, is due to make his Autumn budgetary statement at the end of this month.

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