Budget 2014: West Midlands business delivers its verdict

BUSINESS leaders in the West Midlands have delivered their verdict on the Chancellor’s latest Budget, describing it as a “mixed bag” with some helpful measures and disappointing omissions.

Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce welcomed moves to help exporters with the doubling of finance available to £3bn, reforms to air passenger duty and a commitment to house building.

However, it said there was a lack of focus by George Osborne on capital spending, infrastructure investment, devolution ... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...