UK economy
Plan for Growth
20 March 2013
Structural reforms to support growth
The Government is delivering ambitious structural reforms to enable the UK to compete in a rapidly changing global economy. These reforms are a key part of the Government’s economic strategy, alongside fiscal consolidation, monetary activism, and reform of the financial system.
The Plan for Growth, published alongside Budget 2011, and as part of Autumn Statement 2011, announced a programme of structural reforms to remove barriers to growth for businesses and equip the UK to compete in the global race. These reforms span a range of policies including improving UK infrastructure, cutting red tape, root and branch reform of the planning system and boosting trade and inward investment, to achieve the Government’s four ambitions for growth:
- Creating the most competitive tax system in the G20;
- Encouraging investment and exports as a route to a more balanced economy;
- Making the UK the best place in Europe to start, finance and grow a business;
- Creating a more educated workforce that is the most flexible in Europe.
The Government has since set out further reforms including those announced in Budget 2013.
March 2013 update
Delivery of these commitments remains a priority across Government, and as part of Budget 2013, the Government published an update of progress on all measures announced through the Growth Review so far.
- Plan for Growth implementation update (as of 20 March 2013) (PDF 674KB)
- Find out more about Budget 2013
Past updates
Further implementation updates were published alongside the Budget and Autumn Statement in 2012, and Autumn Statement 2011:
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Infrastructure UK and Growth Review
2013
2012
- New infrastructure investment and exports plan (July 2012)
- Budget 2012
- Infrastructure delivery update (March 2012)
- Infrastructure delivery update (March 2012)
- Growth Implementation update (March 2012)
- Government construction pipeline update (April 2012)
2011
