Budget 2012: Give us a growth plan, EEF tells Chancellor George Osborne The EEF, the manufacturers' organisation, is signalling a step change in policy with a call to the Chancellor to set out his "vision" for a rebalanced economy to drive investment and provide clearer signals for industry. The EEF will use its National Manufacturing conference on Tuesday to press the Government to provide more detail about its plans for boosting the sector and reflect unease among member companies that the drive to reduce the deficit is not being matched by a growth plan. Vince Cable, Business Secretary, will attempt to reassure the business audience that the Government is stepping up its support for manufacturing when he addresses the conference, while Ed Miliband, Labour leader, is expected to back the EEF's call when he speaks. The EEF has told the Chancellor in advance of his speech to its bi-annual dinner on Tuesday that it wants the growth plan backed by indicators to measure its progress with the National Audit Office monitoring changes. The Chancellor is also being urged to increase capital allowances for two years to provide incentives for business to invest and reduce employers' National Insurance contribution rates by 1pc for those taking on new employees aged between 18 and 24. Terry Scuoler, EEF chief executive, said: "The government has a clear plan for reducing its deficit. It needs to match that with clearly articulated ambitions for the economy that provides clarity for business about where the Government will focus its resources for the rest of this parliament.