Birmingham Mail - Tag - budget

Birmingham City Council accused of behaving like Greece over loan repayments to cut £61m from budget

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT

COUNCIL chiefs have been accused of ‘behaving like Greece’ after it emerged that loan repayments were being put back to help cut £61 million from the annual budget.

Shopping: Budget-friendly stocking fillers

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:33:00 GMT

WITH Christmas just 20 days away, Consumer Editor Emma McKinney has teamed up with The Pallasades in Birmingham city centre to find top stocking fillers – all for £5 or less.

West Brom MP Tom Watson hits out at cost of new Budget box

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

A MIDLAND MP has accused Chancellor George Osborne of wasting taxpayers’ cash on a new box for last week’s Budget.

What Midland workers think of George Osborne's budget

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:55:00 GMT

Midland workers, families and students have given a mixed response to the budget

Midlands business leaders hail Budget

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:01:00 GMT

GEORGE Osborne’s Budget will help kick-start Britain’s recovery – with the UK firmly open for trade, say Midland business leaders.

Budget 2011: Ed Miliband mocks Osborne growth claim

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:54:00 GMT

Budget 2011: Ed Miliband mocks Osborne growth claim

Budget 2011: Cheap cigarettes prompt duty change

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:34:00 GMT

Cigarette smokers face a jump of up to 50 pence on a packet of 20 from 6pm today despite the Chancellor sticking to Labour's previously announced plans to raise tobacco duty by 2% above inflation, the tobacco industry said.

Budget 2011: £250m boost for first-time buyers

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:04:00 GMT

First-time buyers struggling to raise a deposit received a boost today with the announcement of a new scheme to help them get on to the property ladder.

Budget 2011: George Osborne springs fuel price surprise

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:37:00 GMT

Chancellor George Osborne today gave a helping hand to motorists and the lower paid in a budget he said would boost "growth and jobs".

Budget 2011: Budget at a glance

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:11:00 GMT

Chancellor George Osborne rose at 12.33pm to deliver his 2011 Budget statement. Here are some of the highlights: