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Rain Newton-Smith
Coverage of Rain Newton-Smith in the Nexus archive.
- Burnham must avoid ‘summer of speculation’ on tax, warns CBI chief
The CBI chief executive Rain Newton-Smith warns Andy Burnham to avoid a 'summer of speculation' on tax and spend that could alarm British businesses. Newton-Smith calls for public-private partnerships to fund major projects as Burnham prepares to assume the Labour leadership.
- UK businesses reject calls to rejoin EU, says CBI chief
UK businesses are rejecting calls to rejoin the EU, according to CBI chief Rain Newton-Smith. Companies acknowledge the costs of Brexit but do not want to reopen the debate.
- 'We cannot tax our way to growth,' says CBI boss Rain Newton-Smith
CBI boss Rain Newton-Smith argues that increasing taxes will not drive economic growth, cautioning against relying on taxation as a primary tool for stimulating the economy.