22 March 2007 15:30
BRC Budget response
Chancellor given high rating after positive statements on jobs and the environment. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) gave the Chancellor eight out of ten for his Budget. Although it believes he could have gone further on reducing the business tax burden, the BRC director general Kevin Hawkins praised Gordon Brown...
Budget promotes green homes and cars
Gordon Brown's 2007 Budget, widely heralded as green long before its publication on Tuesday, focused on energy efficient homes and cars but critics said it failed to seriously take on climate change.
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