• £2bn cash injection into green transport and sustainable energy – focusing on off-shore wind power and nuclear
  • First-time buyers exempt from stamp duty on properties worth under £250,000
  • £94bn in new business loans available to SMEs from RBS and Lloyds
  • 15% of government contracts will go to SMEs
  • Tax allowance for plant and machinery for SMEs doubled to £100,000
  • Government payment times down to five days
  • Local authorities receive £100m to repair winter-scarred roads
  • Highways Agency gets £285m towards motorway improvement and hard shoulder running