Businesses want to see a more stable tax regime that will provide them with the right environment for growth, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

The Enterprising UK 2009 survey found that only a third of business owners believe that the current tax regime supports business and enterprise.

“Private business is calling for a stable, certain tax environment in which to conduct their business successfully,” says Mary Monfries, head of UK private business at PwC.

Monfries called on the government “to stop tinkering”.