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Ministers found no evidence Truss’s ‘red tape-cutting’ will aid businesses

Exclusive: The government’s own expert has warned that the prime minister’s deregulation could hamper growth

Ministers found no evidence Truss’s ‘red tape-cutting’ will aid businesses
Ministers were told that deregulation was "doomed to fail" without more evidence
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Even the government has found no evidence that Liz Truss’s new ‘red tape-cutting measures’ will benefit businesses, openDemocracy can reveal.

Yesterday the prime minister said 40,000 large companies will be given the same exemptions from regulations as those with fewer than 50 staff.

Truss claimed the changes – which come into effect from today – are “aimed at boosting productivity and supercharging growth”.