The manufacturing sector faces a relatively large regulatory burden when compared to other sectors of the economy, and thus the need to streamline burden on the manufacturing sector is essential.

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With manufacturing struggling under the burden of a high pound and exports plummeting, the Bank might be tempted to keep its base rate - which sets the trend across the economy - on hold at 6%.

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Generally, the strong pound has been a burden on UK manufacturing, and the Bank of England seems to be taking this into account when deciding on monetary policy.

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The higher the tax, the greater the burden placed on mining, manufacturing, agriculture, transport and data services.

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Then monetary policy might have needed to be less tight, sterling might have risen by less, and manufacturing, now in recession, might have borne a less disproportionate share of the burden of slowing the economy down.

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