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CBI survey a warning to trade unionists

By David Maude

Workers Press no. 283, 23 October 1970 · scan page 2

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PRESSURE for tough, determined and immediate Tory tion against the trade unio ad for favourable tax ince tives to employers nounted yesterday 'British Confederation of CBi Teaders asked empio ment Minister Robert Car the government's proposed Registrar of Trade Unions.

he Confederation's econ beast that eir 5 alled r their 12,000 emloyer members to udget cut in corporation ta 'the most effective single measure to deal simultaneously with the problems of sluggish ests promising export pans. investment, rising costs and concludes neludes from a s the cot 1,300 firms - employing between them some three million eople and producing abou O per cent of Britain's manu actured exports - that there should be no general stimulus present the government should improve investment incentives costs must be hit production Pound of flesh from the Tories-and quickly! Douglas Taylor spelt yesterday morning's press conference introducing the surves that while the government is ployers lies hings with whichaemy tatements are by themselve enough.

bears this out. Lite or so at overent since the Tory election victory ir June in employers' "level business situation' Imperial especial Industris, fold reporters, a est reary In fact this is the firs time in he eight vears tha we have been asking questions And discerned about exports to 19% perio This, course, almost actly correspond which asit became increasingly obvious to even the most myopic employer that the Labour government was unable to shackle the unions.

ployers particularly employers re carrying ou leavy stockpiling of both ra materials and finished goods 'Indeed! comment the CBI's economic staff, 'the balance of respondents reportof finished goods is the largest ing an increase in their stocks recorded.' I PAGE FOUR COL. mploy.

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