Andrew Aldridge: Now the future for EIS really is 'the future'

If we were in any doubt about where the government and the Treasury see the future of the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed EIS sector, then it would have been dispelled by the Budget and its response to the consultation on ‘Financing growth in innovative firms', which was published at the same time. As Chancellor Philip Hammond outlined, the focus has to be on investing for the future - and investing in companies that will deliver significant future growth, many of which will be technology-based. He talked about investment in ‘knowledge intensive' firms - those who are working...