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SMEs represent 99.9% of UK businesses, ranging from firms with 2 employees to those with 150. The Government’s decision to use this term interchangeably with ‘smaller firms’ means that it is never clear which category of enterprises’ a particular policy intervention is targeting. (Conclusion, Paragraph 215)

SMEs represent 99.9% of UK businesses, ranging from firms with 2 employees to those with 150. The Government’s decision to use this term interchangeably with ‘smaller firms’ means that it is never clear which category of enterprises’ a particular policy intervention is targeting. (Conclusion, Paragraph 215) Type: conclusion | Number: 62 | Response status: response_pending