Priorities, delivery & performance

Getting UK business through the economic downturn

The Department for Business, BERR, is currently focused on getting UK business through the global economic downturn and emerging stronger on the other side.

To find out more look at our page on Action for Business.

The role of the Department

BERR’s central purpose is to help ensure business success in this increasingly competitive world and at a time when British business is facing tough challenges.

BERR supports business and enterprise. We champion better regulation. We promote free and fair markets in the EU and globally. And we act as shareholder for the Government in economically significant businesses.

BERR has also been given a clear mandate to be the voice for business across Government. We work with the lead departments on issues of central importance to business. These include: innovation, taxation, skills, migration, planning and transport.

BERR’s priorities and approach were first set out in “Our Commitment to Business”, published in November 2007:

BERR: our commitment to businessPDF document (994KB)

 

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