In my first month as Business Secretary, I've had the pleasure of meeting ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฌ job creators and entrepreneurs across the UK
British businesses are facing extraordinary pressures, but we are determined to #BuildBackBetter. And we will.
My top 5โฃ priorities ๐๐พ
Top announcements over the past 4 weeks:
1โฃ Signed deals for additional 40m vaccine doses from @valnevaSE and 50m from @CureVacRNA, if needed
2โฃ Set out plans for a new UK-wide subsidy control system, replacing the inflexible EU State Aid regime
3โฃ Bounce Back Loan borrowers can delay repayments by extra six months, benefiting 1.4 million businesses
4โฃ Strengthened Prompt Payment Code, ensuring big companies pay their small suppliers on time + progressing plans to give @SB_Commissioner new powers