MAP TO A MILLION - Map to a Million New Jobs in a Decade - November 2017

As a lead sector, manufacturing contributes to job creation throughout the economy; and the efforts by the Manufacturing Circle and other industry groups to drive the creation of a million manufacturing jobs over the next decade are to be commended and supported. [...] The Manufacturing Circle therefore proposes that a Manufacturing Working Group between business, labour and government be established under the leadership of the President or the Deputy President to coordinate the implementation of the Map to a Million. [...] In order to grow the manufacturing sector and create employment, the policy and regulatory environment, the education and tax system and the approach to infrastructure development cannot be divorced from the broader fiscal and macro-economic policy. [...] We recommend that: • The scope of the government’s review of the impact of S12I must sufficiently review the link between the revenue foregone and the economic benefits of the incentives, including jobs. [...] We recommend: • The scope of the government’s review of the impact of BIS must sufficiently review the link between the cash grant and the economic benefits of the incentives, including jobs.