What the Budget means for horticulture: Tax relief, a technology fund and new jobs may lessen some of the blows dealt by Darling, says

摘要

The Budget 2009 has almost certainly created more enemies than friends for Chancellor Alistair Darling and the Government, with the jaw-dropping announcement of E175bn of public debt. But in these times of financial crisis, most people are unlikely to be shocked by the bad news hitting the headlines. Public-sector spending will be squeezed - to the tune of E9bn of extra "efficiency savings" a year by 2013-14 -which could spell more pressure on parks departments.