Encouraging private sector investment should be part of any Plan B

Creating more favourable conditions for private sector investment is just one of the ways in which the Government could help the economy to survive the fiscal squeeze without actually rowing back on its austerity plans. But with the recovery already struggling, the Government clearly needs to get thinking sooner rather than later.

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