Tories plan funding and tax breaks for social enterprises

By Helen Warrell, Third Sector Online, 7 August 2007

A Conservative government should strive to "tear down the barriers" that Labour has put in the way of social enterprises, according to a report commissioned by the party. A Tory administration should create a new finance facility and extend tax incentives for potential investors, it advised.

The report expands on David Cameron’s proposal to promote the growth of local social enterprises in Britain’s most deprived areas by setting up a series of designated social enterprise 'zones'. Written by Rodney Lord, a journalist and entrepreneur, and Harriett Baldwin, Conservative parliamentary candidate for West Worcestershire, Social Enterprise Zones...