Spending review coverage on TheBusinessDesk.com

TODAY’S Comprehensive Spending Review will have huge ramifications for the public and private sector alike and TheBusinessDesk.com will have extensive coverage of this important event – with liveblog commentary from our expert team.

With commentary from regional experts, TheBusinessDesk.com will be identifying the key implications for the region’s business community.

Only health and international development have been protected from the cuts raising concerns about the consequences for the West Midlands economy as direct Government spending and public sector employment in the region is reduced, and for individual companies with significant exposure to the public sector.

But Ministers have also promised there will be support for measures that support business, including new infrastructure, as well as opportunities for the private sector to exploit as the public sector shrinks.

TheBusinessDesk.com site will carry a liveblog from midday as Chancellor George Osborne makes his Commons statement on the Government’s spending plans with registered users receiving a breaking news story within minutes of his speech finishing. Keep an eye on the site through the afternoon – and have your say by submitting comments to the liveblog.

Further analysis of the fine detail will follow in a special Comprehensive Spending Review email posted by mid-afternoon.

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