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04-01-2016, 07:32 AM
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-deloitte-idUKKBN0UI00520160104
Proportion of big UK companies backing EU membership falls - Deloitte
The majority of big British businesses that favour Britain remaining in the European Union has dwindled over the last six months, according to a quarterly survey of chief financial officers published on Monday.
Accountancy firm Deloitte said 62 percent of CFOs from FTSE 350 and other large private companies backed Britain's continued membership of the EU, down from 74 percent in the second quarter of 2015.
The survey also showed business confidence fell to its lowest level since 2012, with companies putting more emphasis on cost cutting rather than expanding through acquisitions or raising capital expenditure.
Our economy relies on small business rather than big corporations but this is welcome news.
I predict more will publically back a British exit from the EU when Cameron comes back empty handed.
The 60-40 split though shows it isn't a slam dunk, not all business is pro-EU like the EU-funded CBI would have you believe.
Proportion of big UK companies backing EU membership falls - Deloitte
The majority of big British businesses that favour Britain remaining in the European Union has dwindled over the last six months, according to a quarterly survey of chief financial officers published on Monday.
Accountancy firm Deloitte said 62 percent of CFOs from FTSE 350 and other large private companies backed Britain's continued membership of the EU, down from 74 percent in the second quarter of 2015.
The survey also showed business confidence fell to its lowest level since 2012, with companies putting more emphasis on cost cutting rather than expanding through acquisitions or raising capital expenditure.
Our economy relies on small business rather than big corporations but this is welcome news.
I predict more will publically back a British exit from the EU when Cameron comes back empty handed.
The 60-40 split though shows it isn't a slam dunk, not all business is pro-EU like the EU-funded CBI would have you believe.