Budget good and Budget bad: Did Osborne get it wrong or right? The Green Piece.

Budget good and Budget bad: Did Osborne get it wrong or right? The Green Piece.: Tuesday 27 March, 2012. The Gre...

Budget good and Budget bad: Did Osborne get it wrong or right? The Green Piece. Tuesday 27 March, 2012. The Green Piece Column. Just last week, the Chancellor George Osborne picked up the battered old red Budget box and delivered his Budget 2012 statement. With the details of the outlined new policies and tax levels now becoming clearer, we take a look at how this latest Coalition government Budget will affect the motor industry and examine the wider implications for the environment and clean technology industries. For more details of the announcements made and the reactions to the Budget, see our news posts (key points and reactions ). Two things in life are certain: Oil and taxes One of the major sticking points with environmentalists will be the announcement of new investment for oil and gas. With the Government announcing that it expects gas to remain the largest sourc...

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