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<p>Whirlpool informed the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
of their plans to restructure their manufacturing base ahead of the announcement made
on 24 January.</p><p>The Government recognises the important contribution that the
manufacturing sector makes to Britain's economy. The Department is supporting manufacturers
by cutting corporation tax to 17% by 2020 and cutting red tape by a further £10billion.
We are investing in new scientific infrastructure on a record scale by delivering
on the £6.9bn science capital commitment in our manifesto, and at the Autumn Statement
2016 we announced that we will make the UK the global go-to nation for scientists,
innovators and advanced manufacturing investors, by investing an extra £2bn a year
in R&D by the end of this Parliament.</p>
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