THE Government should consider cutting VAT or National Insurance and increasing state investment in infrastructure to boost growth if the economic situation worsens, the International Monetary Fund has said.Read
BUSINESS leaders are urging the Chancellor to tackle the policies holding back the North East in his Budget. George Osborne is being lobbied by the North East Chamber of Commerce ahead of next week’s Budget.Read
THE autumn statement unveiled on Tuesday by the Chancellor contains a raft of measures which are set to impact on the countryside, farming and food production.Read
DARLINGTON Building Society Chief Executive David Dodd has criticised the Chancellor of the Exchequer, saying his latest decision will hit the local housing market.Read
THE GOVERNMENT has been urged to take targeted measures to deal with “plummeting” business confidence in the chancellor’s autumn statement next month.Read
THE Government has been urged to take "timely and targeted measures" to deal with "plummeting" business confidence in the chancellor's autumn statement next month.Read
BUSINESS leaders yesterday warned that the North East is being forced to fight harder to be heard in Whitehall - as Chancellor George Osborne unveiled a package of reforms aimed at getting the economy moving.Read
GEORGE Osborne yesterday insisted he was right to reject calls for temporary tax cuts to boost the economy, warning that they would put Britain’s credit rating and low interest rates at risk.Read
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