We've Heard It All Before, Mr Brown ; Small Businesses Unimpressed by Budget Pledges to Cut Red Tape

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The Budget was not one for business. While pensioners celebrated their free bus travel and council tax refunds last Wednesday, small business owners wondered what if anything was in Gordon Brown's speech for them.

There was talk of cutting red tape, reducing the number of inspectorates that deal with business from 35 to nine, predicting that this would curb unnecessary visits. But business leaders have heard it all before.

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We've Heard It All Before, Mr Brown ; Small Businesses Unimpressed by Budget Pledges to Cut Red Tape

Carol Undy, chairwoman of the Federation of Small Businesses, doubts that this promised assault by the state on paperwork will materialise.

A recent repo...

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