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• reforms to accelerate roads delivery, including by consenting more through the Highways Act 1980 and by considering options for changing the Judicial Review system to avoid claims which cause unnecessary delays to delivery • amendments to the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill to give telecoms operators easier access to telegraph poles on private land, supporting the delivery of gigabit capable broadband. 3.38 These reforms build on changes which are already underway, including new powers to enable fast track consenting for some projects and faster post-consent changes. This will significantly accelerate the deployment of vital infrastructure in the UK. 3.39 Fast, reliable digital connectivity can support economic growth for the whole of the UK. The government is committed to promoting high-quality digital infrastructure and is already delivering major upgrades through the Shared Rural Network and Project Gigabit. Later this year, the government will set out its plans on how it will further support digital rollout to drive growth. 3.40 The Growth Plan also sets out the infrastructure projects that the government will prioritise for acceleration, across transport, energy and digital infrastructure. This non-exhaustive list is set out in Annex B and reflects projects which have particularly high potential to move to construction at an accelerated pace. The government will also continue to focus on delivering its wider infrastructure priorities, from major projects such as HS2, to its wider nuclear strategy. Delivering these projects, through both legislative and non-legislative reforms, will help to drive economic growth and prevent delays to the delivery of economic infrastructure. Allowing businesses to focus on business 3.41 Business is the engine room of the economy. Pro-competition regulation, reduced regulatory burdens and a simplified tax system can boost growth by reducing business costs and allowing high-potential businesses to grow and expand. 3.42 The government will reduce the barriers caused by unnecessary and excessive regulation to allow businesses to realise their potential. Later this autumn, the government will bring forward a set of regulatory changes to support higher economic growth. 3.43 A simple tax system is critical for growth. Instead of having a separate arms-length body oversee simplification, the government will embed tax simplification into the institutions of government. It will therefore abolish the Office of Tax Simplification and set a mandate to HM Treasury and HMRC to focus on simplifying the tax code. 3.44 The Growth Plan sets out first steps in taking complexity out of the tax system. The 2017 and 2021 reforms to the off-payroll working rules (also known as IR35) will be repealed from 6 April 2023. From this date, workers providing their services via an intermediary will once again be responsible for determining their employment status and paying the appropriate amount of The Growth Plan 2022 22

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