The PM is expected to set the scene for the Budget in his speech Prime Minister David Cameron will declare war on the "enemies of enterprise" in a speech to the Conservative spring conference.
In what aides are describing as a "new chapter in the economic story of this government", the PM will set out his strategy for kick-starting growth.He will say it is down to the ingenuity and "spark" of entrepreneurs.
Labour accused Mr Cameron of "warm words but no action" and said the UK "urgently needed" a plan for jobs.
It says the government is wrecking the UK's chances of economic recovery by cutting public spending "too fast and too deep".
The coalition has said there is no alternative to its plans to cut the UK's budget deficit, but aides say Mr Cameron wants to strike a more optimistic note after spending his first 10 months in government talking about tough economic choices.
More investment There will be no new policy announcements in the speech, but Mr Cameron will attempt to set the scene for George Osborne's Budget on 23 March.
The chancellor has already told the Tory conference in Cardiff that his Budget will be "unashamedly pro-growth" and will include 10 new enterprise zones to boost some of the most deprived areas of England.
Mr Cameron will use his speech to reinforce this pro-growth message, and to promise a "fundamental rebalancing of our economy", with "less debt, more saving; less borrowing, more investment; less dependence on financial services, more new industries, exports and trade".
With interest rates at a record low, and no money to spare, the prime minister will say he wants to champion the growth and ingenuity of the British people: "The spark of initiative. The courage to make your dream happen. The hard work to see it through."
He is expected to say: "There's only one strategy for growth we can have now and that is rolling up our sleeves and doing everything possible to make it easier for businesses to grow, to invest, to take people on.
"Back small firms. Boost enterprise. Be on the side of everyone in this country who wants to create jobs, and wealth and opportunity."
'Social good' On a practical level, the prime minister will promise to open up government procurement to more small businesses.
"I can announce today that we are taking on the enemies of enterprise," he will say.
"The bureaucrats in government departments who concoct those ridiculous rules and regulations that make life impossible for small firms.
"The town hall officials who take forever to make those planning decisions that can be make or break for a business - and the investment and jobs that go with it.
"The public sector procurement managers who think that the answer to everything is a big contract with a big business and who shut out millions of Britain's small and medium sized companies from a massive potential market."
'Reckless plan' Mr Cameron will also say "enterprise is not just about markets - it's about morals too", adding: "We understand that enterprise is not just an economic good, it's a social good."
Labour has accused the Conservatives of lacking a strategy for growth and being more interested in grabbing headlines.
Labour's shadow Treasury minister Kerry McCarthy said: "Britain urgently needs a plan for jobs and growth to get our economy growing strongly again and to help families facing the squeeze, but David Cameron looks set to offer warm words but no action.
"This Conservative-led government doesn't seem to understand that their reckless plan to cut too deep and too fast has given us the worst of all worlds - a shrinking economy, rising unemployment and rising inflation.
"Without strong growth and more jobs we can't get the deficit down, but instead of coming up with a plan B all David Cameron and George Osborne can offer is platitudes and excuses about the wrong kind of snow."
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