Danny Kruger is the MP for Devizes and the author of the “Levelling-Up Our Communities” report. A longstanding champion of social enterprise (and Social Investment Tax Relief) he stepped in at short notice to answer questions from Responsible Finance CEO, Theodora Hadjimichael for a live webinar in May 2021, published now in podcast format.Theodora and Danny discuss:
- How can Government stimulate a boom in the social economy?
- Danny has described the role of social enterprises in “fixing broken markets” – what does he mean by broken markets? How can social enterprises address them?
- Banks and tech companies invest heavily in CDFIs (community development finance institutions) in the USA. How can we unlock more investment from tech and corporates into the UK’s CDFIs and the communities they serve?
- What role can tax regimes and tax reliefs play in stimulating social investment?
- How can the UK’s social lending sector persuade Government to help it scale-up?
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