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The Green Pre-Budget Report - as it happens

09 December 2009 • 3 min read

BusinessGreen.com updates you on the budget announcements that will impact the green business community

12:20 All the pre Pre-Budget Report talk is about bashing the bankers, simmering class war, and cuts to public spending, but there are reports emerging that there could be a few interesting announcements...

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