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David Cameron confirms Liverpool and Wirral enterprise zone plan Mar 24 2011

DAVID Cameron today confirmed that one of his new flagship enterprise zones will straddle the Mersey.Read

Merseyside Enterprise Zone to be based around Liverpool and Wirral Waters schemes Mar 24 2011

AN ENTERPRISE zone pledged for Merseyside – where tax breaks and fast-track planning will attract new businesses – will be set up in Liverpool and Wirral’s rundown docklands, the Daily Post can reveal.Read

Budget fuel changes welcomed by road hauliers Mar 24 2011

HAULIERS welcomed the Chancellor’s surprise move to reduce fuel duty. Read

Budget 2011 case studies - how people across Merseyside are affected Mar 24 2011

WITH a double income coming into their family and the children growing up fast, Debbie and Steve Partridge are better off than many.Read

Ian Hernon predicts ongoing uncertainty over the Chancellor’s Budget for growth Mar 24 2011

GEORGE Osborne pressed all the right buttons for regional business, but the jury is out on whether it will work. Read

Air industry warns of passenger tax ‘double whammy’ Mar 24 2011

UK AIRPORTS and airlines expressed disappointment at the Chancellor’s limited response to their concerns over Air Passenger Duty (APD).Read

Deep corporation tax cuts to woo firms back to UK Mar 24 2011

BUSINESSES are to see corporation tax cut to 23% as the Chancellor yesterday pledged to stop international firms relocating overseas.Read

Pro business Budget wins support of city bosses Mar 24 2011

BUSINESS leaders and economists across Merseyside broadly welcomed yesterday’s Budget speech.Read

Bill Gleeson's Budget 2011 reaction: It is inevitable Britain will return Mar 24 2011

IT WAS never going to be a ground-breaking Budget speech. All the big cost-cutting measures were introduced last year. This year’s Budget was destined to be a relative non-event.Read