ACCA says the government’s growth agenda will only succeed if it forms meaningful partnership with the accountancy sector.
The government needs to work closely with the accountancy sector if it is to make a success of its number one mission – a growing economy.
Accountancy is an undoubted success story for the UK economy. The sector contributed £98bn to the UK and Irish economies in 2022, exported £4bn of services in the same year and has a trade surplus of £4.9bn.
Responding to Invest 2035: the UK’s modern industrial strategy – the strategy which Chancellor Rachel Reeves says is central to its growth mission – leading global accountancy body ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) says that the work of the accountancy profession underpins the success of all the eight growth-driven sectors identified by the new Labour administration.
Glenn Collins, Head of Policy, Technical and Strategic Engagement ACCA, said: “The UK government’s ambitious strategy for growth needs to be supported by detailed plans to ensure that the…
