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Chapter 8.
THE STRUCTURE OF THE PLAN
8.1 Links to national economic and social objectives
Objective: To provide a national context for SME development policy
This section needs to review briefly the government’s overall strategy, covering:
• Its targets for growth, productivity, employment, investment, balance of payments and foreign trade,
inflation and equality and issues of social justice and welfare;
• Any underpinning themes such as competitiveness, key sector development, privatisation, industry
restructuring, information technology, infrastructural improvement priorities, innovation, technology,
education, health, and regional and local development balance;
• The main actions the government is taking in general.
The concluding statement can indicate that the SME policy is designed to meet these goals.