Follow The Budget 2013 live with Exeter reaction and analysis as Chancellor George Osborne delivers his news.
The panel below will bring you the latest updates, reaction and analysis as they happen from our reporter at the House of Commons, our Business Editor in Exeter and from George Osborne himself - after he created his new twitter account this morning.
We would like to hear from local businesses from what they would like from the budget or how the budget will affect them. Send you opinion in to echonews@expressandecho.co.uk
Alan Wills, who runs Remedies Laser, Skin, Health Clinic and Beauty Salon in Topsham, has sent in what he would like from the budget.
He said:
"The government has repeatedly stated that the lifeblood of the British economy are the small businesses. So, if we need Growth to get us out of the stagnant demise the country finds itself in then small businesses must be able to grow too.
Therefore, in addition to the government making it more simple to do business e.g. reduced bureaucracy and employment legislation, owners need to have an incentive to build their businesses by reducing Corporation Tax to allow re-investment, mandate Banks to lend some of the vast amounts of capital they now have, especially those banks the british Tax Payers virtually own !!!
Business owners themselves would also be more enthusiastic themselves to grow their businesses if maybe tax on their Dividends were reduced along with less Capital Gains tax liability when/if they sell their business after years of hard work."
Let us know what you think.
