Industry applauds Brown budget

1999-11-12T00:00:00

Building materials producers and contractors applauded the decision to cut energy tax from £1.7bn to £1bn and to give an 80% discount to large users of energy. The Construction Confederation said this should help head off price rises in materials. And good news for contractors came as Brown promised an ...

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