http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/ nebusiness en-gb Trinity Mirror 2013 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:05:23 GMT nebusiness.co.uk no nebusiness IC NETWORK http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/big-spender-darling-opens-political-fault-lines-51140-23454984/ IT was perhaps the triumph of hope over experience. As Alistair Darling brought the country back to the harsh dividing lines of yesteryear the region was left looking to a future of crippling debt and budget cuts.

]]> nebusiness.co.uk Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/big-spender-darling-opens-political-fault-lines-51140-23454984/ The Budget 2009 false http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/green-energy-projects-get-1bn-cash-injection-51140-23454981/ ENERGY experts last night claimed the North East was the region best placed to benefit from one of the few positive announcements in the Chancellor’s Budget.

]]> nebusiness.co.uk Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/green-energy-projects-get-1bn-cash-injection-51140-23454981/ The Budget 2009 false http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/600m-fund-will-unlock-stalled-building-sites-51140-23454982/ HOUSEBUILDERS and struggling home owners may be among the few to raise a smile as the budget changes take hold.

]]> nebusiness.co.uk Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/600m-fund-will-unlock-stalled-building-sites-51140-23454982/ The Budget 2009 false http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/tough-days-ahead-for-the-nhs-51140-23455067/ DOCTORS and health unions last night predicted tough economic times ahead for the NHS.

]]> nebusiness.co.uk Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/tough-days-ahead-for-the-nhs-51140-23455067/ The Budget 2009 false http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/bangers-for-cash-in-bid-to-help-car-sales-51140-23455066/ A CASH sweetener of £2,000 to attract car buyers into the market has been welcomed by the head of one of the region’s main dealerships.

]]> nebusiness.co.uk Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/bangers-for-cash-in-bid-to-help-car-sales-51140-23455066/ The Budget 2009 false http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/education-investment-welcomed-by-union-51140-23455064/ NEWS that money will be invested in helping more young people stay on in education and training beyond school has been welcomed.

]]> nebusiness.co.uk Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/education-investment-welcomed-by-union-51140-23455064/ The Budget 2009 false http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/big-earners-are-hit-the-hardest-51140-23455063/ FOR those with average earnings there was very little to get excited about in the Chancellor's Budget statement, however for the highest earners the news was not so good.

]]> nebusiness.co.uk Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/big-earners-are-hit-the-hardest-51140-23455063/ The Budget 2009 false http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/my-generation-will-pay-for-mess-and-so-will-my-boys-51140-23455065/ I DON’T know if I have mentioned in my correspondence with both yourself and your predecessor, dear Auntie Prudence, that I have two children. Both were born after Labour came to power and like all kids, their interest in money doesn’t extend beyond spending it.

]]> nebusiness.co.uk Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/my-generation-will-pay-for-mess-and-so-will-my-boys-51140-23455065/ The Budget 2009 false http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/darling-s-dangerous-optimism-51140-23455132/ SO, after all the build-up and the parallels with 1909, the People’s Budget for the 21st Century it certainly wasn’t. And, judging by the reaction from across the North East business community, it could hardly be called a Business Budget either.

]]> nebusiness.co.uk Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/darling-s-dangerous-optimism-51140-23455132/ The Budget 2009 false http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/not-enough-help-for-extraordinary-times-51140-23451949/ THE context for this year's budget is really quite extraordinary given the very high financial commitment to bailing out the banking sector.

]]> nebusiness.co.uk Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:16:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/not-enough-help-for-extraordinary-times-51140-23451949/ The Budget 2009 false http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/prayers-go-unanswered-but-budget-is-not-all-bad-51140-23455130/ BUSINESSES in the North East had been praying so hard for help from the Chancellor to get them through the recession they would have been disappointed whatever he said.

]]> nebusiness.co.uk Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/prayers-go-unanswered-but-budget-is-not-all-bad-51140-23455130/ The Budget 2009 false http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/tech-firms-welcome-750m-investment-51140-23455131/ WHILE many traditional sectors were left reeling as the Chancellor sat back down yesterday, the North East’s new-age industries were given a number of reasons to be cheerful.

]]> nebusiness.co.uk Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/tech-firms-welcome-750m-investment-51140-23455131/ The Budget 2009 false http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/thousands-of-new-jobs-are-blowing-in-the-wind-offshore-51140-23455133/ THE Chancellor’s commitment to pump a further £1.4bn into the renewable and low-carbon industries may be the trigger the region needs to kick-start a major new manufacturing industry, employing thousands of people.

]]> nebusiness.co.uk Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/thousands-of-new-jobs-are-blowing-in-the-wind-offshore-51140-23455133/ The Budget 2009 false http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/small-firms-frustrated-at-missed-opportunity-for-help-51140-23455134/ SMALL business groups have branded the Budget a disappointment and a lost opportunity to help struggling entrepreneurs.

]]> nebusiness.co.uk Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/small-firms-frustrated-at-missed-opportunity-for-help-51140-23455134/ The Budget 2009 false http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/a-mixed-bag-budget-for-north-east-businesses-51140-23451948/ FOR business, the Chancellor extended the enhanced loss relief announced in last year’s Pre Budget Report for an extra year, but left the maximum amount of the relief unchanged. For small companies, this could be worth £10,000 as a tax refund.

]]> nebusiness.co.uk Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/supplements/business-supplements/budget2009/2009/04/23/a-mixed-bag-budget-for-north-east-businesses-51140-23451948/ The Budget 2009 false