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  • Chancellor under fire for spending £4,300 on new Budget box

    Chancellor George Osborne has come under fire for spending £4,300 on a new red box to hold up for the cameras on Budget day.Read

  • Budget 2011: There's much cause for optimism

    George Osborne at the outset of his speech, made it clear that this was a “rearrangement” of tax policies, with no additional overall change in “take”.Read

  • Budget 2011: Is the Chancellor really easing the squeeze?

    We expected a fiscally-neutral steady-as-she-goes Budget. It’s probably what Osborne wanted all along, and it’s certainly what we got.Read

  • Budget 2011: Enterprise zones received with cautious optimism

    The Chancellor’s plans to help small and medium-sized businesses to grow and create employment have been welcomed by business leaders.Read

  • Budget 2011: Tax changes may mean a little extra in your pocket

    Midland tax experts are poring over the fine print of the 2011 Budget, which introduces changes benefitting 25 million people and plans to merge income tax and national insurance.Read

  • Budget 2011: Airport tax 'should be abolished'

    The boss of Birmingham Airport has said the Chancellor should have gone further than simply delaying an increase in air passenger duty and scrapped the tax altogether.Read

  • Budget 2011: £2bn benefit for green firms delayed for years

    Eco-business experts in the West Midlands gave a tepid response to news that the Government’s green investment bank will have an extra £2 billion – although it won’t be able to borrow until 2015.Read

  • Budget 2011: Urban development plans to get default 'yes'

    A presumption of approval for urban development plans is welcome news but it may not fit with the Government’s localism agenda, a top city planner has warned.Read

  • Budget 2011: Help for first time buyers applauded

    The Government’s plan for a shared equity scheme set to get 10,000 people onto the property ladder was roundly welcomed by the industry.Read

  • Budget 2011: A 'pleasant surprise' as fuel duty is cut by 1p

    Although it might be a step too far to say measures in the Budget were a victory for the poor put-upon motorist at the petrol pump, the Chancellor did provide some relief for beleaguered drivers by not only postponing next month’s planned fuel duty increase but also cutting the current duty by 1p a litre.Read

  • Budget 2011: Beer tax rise is a kick in the teeth says Staffordshire brewer

    The Chancellor’s increase of two per cent above inflation in beer tax is ‘ruinous’ to the nation’s thriving local brewing sector, a local producer has warned.Read

  • Budget 2011: Skills boost and 23pc tax rate could hit industry

    West Midland manufacturers were not holding their breath ahead of this week’s Budget but many found themselves pleasantly surprised by some of the skills and tax measures announced.Read

  • Budget 2011: 50,000 new apprentice posts in next three years

    Calls to make it easier for employers to take on young people would seem to have been heeded with the Chancellor announcing a £180 million package to fund 50,000 new apprenticeships over the next three years.Read

  • Budget 2011: Addressing the fears of business

    The creation of enterprise zones was a highlight for the region’s business community as Chancellor George Osborne delivered his second Budget since last year’s General Election.Read

  • Budget 2011: Playing it safe and then missing an opportunity

    Richard Rose, BDO’s corporate tax partner in Birmingham, wonders if Chancellor George Osborne took the opportunity to stimulate the region’s economyRead

  • Birmingham's Eastside favourite to land new 'enterprise zone' status

    The site of a planned major new railway station in Birmingham city centre is favourite to become the city’s first “enterprise zone”, after Chancellor George Osborne unveiled a Budget designed to boost industry.Read

  • Budget 2011: Osborne under fire as watchdog predicts slow growth

    The economy is set to grow more slowly than expected and unemployment will be higher, the Government’s independent financial watchdog has warned.Read

  • Budget 2011: 25 million to get £50 annual tax cut

    Workers will be nearly £50 a year better off from April next year after the Government announced plans to further increase the amount people can earn tax-free.Read

  • Budget 2011: Two enterprise zones to be created in West Midlands

    Plans for some 21 new enterprise zones across England, including in the Black Country and Birmingham and Solihull, have been unveiled by Chancellor George Osborne in his Budget.Read

  • Budget 2011: Cheap cigarettes prompt duty change

    Cigarette smokers face a jump of up to 50 pence on a packet of 20 from 6pm today despite the Chancellor sticking to Labour's previously announced plans to raise tobacco duty by 2% above inflation, the tobacco industry said.Read

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