Economy at heart of election battleground

AS the dust begun to settle on George Osborne's budget, regional business leaders have broadly welcomed both his performance yesterday, and his stewardship of the economy.

With a General Election looming, the 2015 budget was always going to be a highly political affair, as Osborne reminded the electorate throughout his speech of Labour's economic failings in the last government.

There were limited giveaways and more good news for Greater Manchester and Cheshire East Council - which have close ties to Osborne -... 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...