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At a glance: Key points from Jeremy Hunt’s 2023 Budget
The Budget
Mr Hunt delivered the Budget to MPs in a speech which lasted just over an hour
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What Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's 2023 Budget means for the North West
North West
Businesses across the North West have reacted to the Budget
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North West business leaders share their predictions and wish lists ahead of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Budget
North West
You can keep up to date with all the latest news from the Budget via our live blog which you can find on BusinessLive's home page
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South West business Budget predictions and wish lists ahead of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s speech
The Budget
You can keep up to date with all the latest news from the Budget via our live blog which you can find on BusinessLive's home page
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Budget 2023: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to announce 12 Investment Zones backed by £80m
The Budget
The government said it is 'working closely' with the devolved administrations to establish how Investment Zones in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will be delivered
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Silicon Valley Bank's º£½ÇÊÓƵ arm is sold to HSBC to protect customers
Economy
Government and Bank of England helped facilitate the deal amid fears that the tech sector would be devastated by the bank's failure
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East Midlands economy looking up according to monthly NatWest business survey
NatWest
East Midlands business confidence was at its strongest since last April, as inflationary pressures started to soften
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North East economy stabilises but falls behind other regions, survey shows
Economy
The latest NatWest North East PMI Business Activity Index has come in at a score of 50.0 that indicates neither growth nor decline
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‘Positive picture’ for South West firms as confidence hits one-year high
Economy
A NatWest survey of bosses across the region reported rising output, sales and employment
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Watch for the April 5 investment tax change
Finance
‘This tax break is one you just cannot afford to miss’
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309 jobs affected as administrators appointed to manufacturers Bromford Industries and Accrofab
Insolvency and Administration
Both companies will continue to trade while the administrators seek buyers for the businesses and their assets
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Britain’s two biggest brickmakers see profits jump – but warn of 2023 slowdown
Manufacturing
Ibstock and Forterra both reported a 25 per cent jump in sales last year and even better profits growth
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PwC finds South West now second best place in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ for women in the workplace
International Women's Day
The region had been ranked as the best place in the country for women to work by the accounting firm for three consecutive years
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Sage and L&G chief execs join calls for Government to boost business investment
Economy
The prominent company leaders say more needs to be done to encourage businesses to invest and improve productivity
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Aim-listed Time Finance raises profit forecast amid positive trading and 'significant increases' in its lending book
Company Results
The Bath-based company reported ‘significant increases’ in its lending book and revenues during the third quarter
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Spring Budget: Hargreaves Lansdown says green economy and net zero must be at heart of government priorities
Climate Agenda
The Bristol-based financial services firm warned º£½ÇÊÓƵ was ‘lagging’ behind other countries when it comes to investment in green tech
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Highcross Shopping Centre goes into receivership
Retail & High Street
It follows multi-million pounds losses at Highcross, which is jointly owned by Hammerson and Asian investors
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Data platform firm DiffusionData to open Newcastle office after securing £1m funding
Technology
The company has received funding from the North East Development Capital Fund
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More homeowners pick Nottingham Building Society for their mortgages
Finance
Society lent more than £659 million to homeowners last year – 18 per cent up on 2021
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South West firms secured almost half a billion in VC funding in 2022
Finance
A KPMG report found almost half of the businesses in the region that secured investment were based in Bristol
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Leicester, Nottingham and Derby shop closures slowing
Retail & High Street
Sector partly helped by a bounce-back in businesses such as takeaways, convenience stores, DIY and pet stores
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Decline in North East retail slows with lowest shop closures for six years
Retail & High Street
Data from PwC and the Local Data Company a net closure rate of 122 in 2022
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Profits slump at builders’ merchant Travis Perkins forced 400 jobs to be cut and 19 branches to close
Retail & High Street
Northampton-based business made cuts from its 20,000-strong workforce and 1,500 branches
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St James’s Place eyes future growth after ‘challenging backdrop’ in 2022
Finance
The FTSE 100 firm said its underlying cash had reached an all-time high and it had continued to attract new business flows despite rising inflation, geopolitical uncertainty and investment market volatility
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