NEW YORK (Reuters) - At least a quarter of managers of small and medium-sized U.S. companies have postponed an investment or hiring the end of 2012 because of the threat of "wall budget," according to a survey released Wednesday by Vistage International.
Almost a third of CEOs surveyed said they invested less because of the threat of $ 600 billion of tax increases and spending cuts that would have been automatically triggered if a budget agreement was not concluded in extremis December 31 between the White House and Congrès.
Nearly 30% of them said he had hired less for the same reasons, according to the results of the quarterly survey of SME managers. A little more than 10% considering licencier.
If President Barack Obama signed the Agreement adopted by Congress, the issue of deficit reduction, higher taxes and lower public spending is not adjusted for autant.
Twenty per cent of SME owners surveyed said they are likely to reduce their spending in the coming year, a new level at its highest since mid-2009, against 15% in the survey précédente.< / p>
confidence index of entrepreneurs established by Vistage fell to 87.0 in the fourth quarter, against 89.0 and 98.8 in the third quarter a year auparavant.
Nearly two-thirds of respondents expect an increase in sales during the coming year, a response rate of 10% down on a an.
Gabriel Debenedetti, Constance From Cambiaire for the French service, edited by Dominique Rodriguez
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