Budget 2013: Ernst & Young expert analysis

SMALL and entrepreneurial companies received help to grow in the Budget according to tax expert Tim West, of Ernst & Young.

And economist Peter Spencer, chief economic advisor to the Ernst & Young ITEM Club said that many of George Osborne's measures "should help lift the gloom of a very bleak economic backdrop".

Mr West, tax partner at Ernst & Young in Leeds, said: "The National Insurance cut reduces the cost of employing someone on £22,000 and will be welcomed by smaller employers. The axing of stamp duty on shares t... 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...