In a general way, I think there is a sound body of economic research in respect of the particular advantage to a society. This is to say that we can gain wealth as a society by making particular investments, and certainly those in the area of research, development and technology in any jurisdiction around the world are areas where governments are making those investments because of the demonstration that this leads to long-term prosperity.
We also sit next to our nearest and important trade partner, which also deploys massive resources to support research and development. This ultimately benefits firms but then provides overall support to the economy, so there is research to demonstrate this is a sound investment.