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Sunak’s first 100 days: mixed review from R&D sector

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UK prime minister has brought “stability” for R&D but concern grows over tax credit reforms

Rishi Sunak has brought much-needed “predictability and stability” to R&D policy, but he risks undermining the government’s ‘science superpower’ vision with issues such as R&D tax credit cuts, experts have said, as the prime minister completes his first 100 days in office.

Sunak’s appointment on 25 October followed a turbulent period in UK politics that saw his predecessor Liz Truss ousted after just seven weeks and the economy reeling from her chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s disastrous ‘mini-budget’.

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