UK Budget 2009 - Wish list & predictions
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Budget reaction round-up
FT.com rounds up reactions from politicians, the business community, lobby groups, trade unions and others to Alistair Darling’s Budget report.
Budget: reaction from personal finance experts
On Wednesday 22 April, the chancellor presented his second budget. Personal finance experts react to the measures included in the report.
Business calls for Budget ‘lifeline’
Richard Lambert, director-general of the CBI employers’ group, urges the government to opt for specific measures to restore confidence without another large-scale fiscal stimulus
Show us support, Darling told
Entrepreneurs are full of ideas about how Alistair Darling could help hard-pressed businesses in next week’s Budget, but few have confidence in the chancellor’s ability to deliver
Manufacturers call for action on three fronts
Manufacturers are seeking measures focusing on areas that will ensure companies are in the best shape possible to take advantage of the recovery, says the EEF, the engineering organisation
A statement of intent for the SMEs is needed
The Budget must stimulate demand in the short-term, while providing an environment to nurture growth in the medium-term, according to the British Chamber of Commerce
An unprecedented crisis calls for unprecedented measures
Ernst & Young’s wish list for the 2009 Budget includes ideas for housing, national insurance and dividend exemption
We need more than promises and pilot schemes
Greenpeace argues that a green Budget would be welcome, but that specific programmes are required to cut carbon emissions
Needed: a bold new fiscal stimulus
Central to the TUC’s Budget wish list is a bold new fiscal stimulus, focused on jobs and green growth
