Budget: The five sectors to benefit

Natalie Kenway
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The Chancellor has highlighted five key industries set to benefit from today's Budget, as he tries to move the UK away from a reliance on companies in the finance sector.

George Osborne pledged to provide businesses in the aerospace, energy,  pharmaceuticals, creative media and sciences sectors with the incentives and schemes they need to create "a more balanced national economy". In his Budget speech, he said: "We will earn our way in the world by saying to all businesses - large and small: we will provide you with the modern infrastructure; new growth-friendly planning rules and employment laws; the kinds of schools and universities and colleges our future workforce needs. "And in return British businesses have the self-confidence to: invest, expand,...

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