As the Chancellor George Osborne delivered his Autumn Statement earlier today, the investment industry and press took to Twitter to give their views on the changes.
Investment Week has gathered a selection of the top tweets of the afternoon: Faisal Islam @faisalislam The deficit would be rising in this financial year, were it not for the £3.5bn 4G sale. Sneaky. #as2012 Iain Dey @IainDey If this was X-factor, and based on performance, George would have gone through and Ed would now be crying on Dermot's shoulder. #as2012 Ros Altmann @rosaltmann Corporation tax rate from April 2014 will be 21% - we already have lowest rate but still companies are avoiding it! steve hawkes @steve_hawkes On petrol - the next increase in fuel duty is due...
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