Small business owners have accused the Government of making it more difficult for them to deal with rapidly rising costs.
A poll of more than 9,000 business owners by the Federation of Small Businesses found that nearly 90% said that Government policy was making already crippling business costs, such as fuel, even worse.
The overall assessment of the government's per
formance on small business issues was even more damning,, with 96% of respondents saying that they were unhappy with the Government's record.
FSB regional chairman and South Yorkshire businessman Tony Cherry said: "Small business confidence in the Government has plummeted in the last couple of years.
"All we see is Government consulting big business, with small businesses being left out of the loop, but small businesses produce over half of UK GDP and it is important that their needs are addressed if we are to get through the current economic difficulties."
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