Dragons' Den star Deborah Meaden is among business leaders who signed an open letter to ministers.
Business leaders have urged the prime minister to make this year's extra bank holiday marking the Queen's Platinum Jubilee permanent.
The Dragons' Den star said the move would provide "the country with a social and economic stimulus we need after a difficult few years".It comes as new research by PwC commissioned for the campaign suggests that the government's existing figures have previously overestimated the potential cost of a new bank holiday by 64%.
The findings also suggest that any knock-on costs would be lower if the new bank holiday were scheduled for a Friday because of how people's working hours tend to fall in a typical week.
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