JULY/AUGUST 2020 COMMENT
Where’s
the incentive?
CHRIS BECK, EDITOR chris.beck@markallengroup.com
Through August, we’ve been encouraged by the government to
‘Eat Out to Help Out’. The scheme incentivises spending money
at restaurants by off ering a government-subsidised 50% off
meals to try and help the beleagured hospitality sector, which has been
particularly badly hit by the lockdown.
By all accounts, it’s been a roaring success, with more than 10.5
million meals covered by the deal in its fi rst week alone. For the sector’s
business owners, and the two million people employed in it, this has
undoubtedly been a welcome relief.
Could a similar scheme be rolled out to other industries? Last month,
we covered the news that three-quarters of the British public back the
work UK manufacturing has done during the pandemic (for a prime
example of this, read my feature on the Ventilator Challenge UK on p18).
A similar number said more should be done to develop a strategic plan
that puts manufacturing at the forefront of the recovery – something
a group of MPs and industrialists has this month urged the PM to
prioritise (see p7).
Something that could help with this would be incentives to buy
British-made products. A separate survey from Made In Britain found
that the vast majority (74%) of businesses and consumers are more likely
to ‘buy British’ to boost the economy post-pandemic.
As we all know, the manufacturing sector punches above its weight
when it comes to economic impact. There’s a national appetite to
support it – we just need the government to see as much value in nuts
and bolts as in burgers and chips.
C.Beck
Editor Chris Beck
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