Budget 2010: How does it affect you?

Has Alistair Darling changed your future, offered you more incentives or salvaged your bottom line? The Budget 2010 has had mixed reactions. Business related measures include 100% capital allowances applied to the first £100,000 cost of capital, doubled from £50,000; 20% rate retained for the balance; and £2bn for ‘green investment bank'; as well as an extra 15% of central government contracts reserved for SMEs.

Media reaction to the Budget 2010

Manchester Evening News - Budget supports emerging fast-growth Northwest businesses.

Yorkshire Post – Budget backing for Biomass.

TheBusinessDesk.com - Manufacturers boosted by technology incentives and Green Technology to boost manufacturers.

The Manufacturer – Industry reaction.

The Financial Times – Small Manufacturers optimistic on exports.

The Guardian – Cheap imports threaten UK saddle industry.

Electronics weekly – Darling targets SMEs, skills and wind turbines and Industry forced to play waiting game and Tax incentives lack direction, says EEF.

The Telegraph – Boost for car industry?

The Budget 2010 documents – Download here.

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BBC editors sum up the budget.

The Guardian – The Business Budget.