"Mr Donaldson, CEO, The Maxol Group, called on Stormont and Westminster politicians to shift gears from strategies to 'full throttle economic delivery' and build on the UK-EU Common Understanding on trade and emissions cooperation, US trade deals, north-south trade successes and improved rail links between Belfast and Dublin. He said: "These are serious times that demand serious solutions... Business should be the engine of growth, and I know that the firms in this room are ready to play their part - but confidence hinges on tangible results that people can feel in their daily lives.""
""It is time for clarity of vision, collaboration with business, and the courage to pull the right policy levers. The CBI nationally and locally is calling for policies that send strong signals - not mixed messages. Anything that adds cost or regulatory burden risks leaving us with an economic growth plan in name only. At Westminster the government needs to face up to the challenges. National Insurance Contributions and the National Living Wage have added enormously to the cost of doing business.""
Over 200 business leaders heard a call for politicians to move from strategy to full-throttle economic policy delivery to drive growth. The agenda emphasized building on UK-EU trade and emissions cooperation, pursuing US trade deals, leveraging north-south trade successes, and improving Belfast–Dublin rail links. The CBI urged clarity of vision, collaboration between government and business, and decisive policy levers to boost confidence. Concerns were raised that added costs and regulatory burdens, including higher National Insurance Contributions and the National Living Wage, risk turning growth plans into names only without tangible, felt outcomes for people and firms.
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