Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the amount of additional business investment due to the capital allowances measures in the corporate tax roadmap.

As a government, we are determined to provide the stability needed by businesses to make investments that are critical to boosting growth in the UK.

That is why, in the Corporate Tax Roadmap, the Government has committed to maintaining the fundamental features of our world-leading capital allowances system, for the duration of this Parliament. This includes permanent full expensing system and the £1 million Annual Investment Allowance. As a result of permanent full expensing, the OBR expect business investment to increase by around £3 billion each year, and in the long run GDP will be 0.2% higher each year.

With a stable and predictable capital allowances system, businesses will be able to rebuild the confidence they need to make significant long-term investment decisions.