Budget: Business leaders welcome top rate income tax cut
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group have welcomed the Chancellor's decision to cut the top rate of income tax and corporation tax as a recipe for growth and job creation in the region.
Reaction to the key Budget announcements
Central News Political Correspondent Alison Mackenzie looks at how today's Budget impacts on the Midlands.
Latest live updates on Budget Day 2012
Click here for live updates on today's budget announcement from the House of Commons.
Midlands MPs have high hopes for the budget
Midlands MPs have high hopes for the budget, but they are also aware the Chancellor prefers the phrase "Steady as she goes" to Giveaways.