article_snippet.sent: But business leaders criticised the move as heavy-handed government intervention', amid doubts about how the policy would be paid for.
article_snippet.sent: But Simon Walker, director general of the Institute of Directors (IoD), criticised the announcement, saying the policy did not appear to have been thought through. '
article_snippet.sent: the announcement not only undermines the Tory record on reducing business regulation, the announcement also puts additional pressure on public sector employers, and ultimately the taxpayer.
article_snippet.sent: The Labour party raised concerns about the cost of the policy.
highlights_snippet.sent: Immediately afterwards Eric Pickles suggested it wouldn't be enforced .
  