Budget: Video special – Key points analysed by Ernst & Young

THE CHANCELLOR seems to have delivered on his promise to make it a budget for business, say experts from Ernst & Young in Birmingham.

Stephen Sandys, Director of Business Tax Services and Richard Burston, senior manager in Human Capital, dissect George Osborne’s speech and discuss the big business issues.

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