Policy Voice April 2025 Trump’s tariffs, SME debt finance, business connectivity and broadband, and remote and hybrid working.
We surveyed 648 members in April.
Policy Voice is a monthly survey of IoD members who share their views on current business issues, providing statistical evidence and anecdotal detail we use in our government engagements, consultations, and policy papers.
Responses to our survey in April will be used in consultation responses, policy positioning, and government advocacy and recommendations.
This data also contributed to our Director’s Economic Confidence Index, which we send directly into the heart of government each month. In April, business leader optimism in prospects for the UK economy, rose slightly for the second month in a row, from -58 in March 2025 to –51 – the highest since before the Budget 2024.
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