Chief Executives of British companies have become more pessimistic about the UK 's economic growth prospects over 2017 , according to a survey by Reuters . The accountancy firm surveyed 1,300 top British executives during its annual survey of 1,300 business leaders from around the world. The research showed just 38% of them believed revenue would rise by just 38% or more in the next three years , continuing a steep fall in confidence from 58% to 47% in 2016 and the next three years surveys.
Chief Executives of British companies have become more pessimistic about the UK's economic growth prospects over the next few years, according to a survey by KPMG. The accountancy firm surveyed 150 top British executives during its annual survey of 1,300 business leaders from around the world. The research showed just 38% of them believed revenue would rise by 2% or more in the next three years, continuing a steep fall in confidence from 58% to 47% in 2016 and 2017 surveys.