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GGF “UNIMPRESSED” WITH
CHANCELLOR’S BUDGET
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) was unimpressed with July’s
budget announcements by Chancellor George Osborne.
Nigel Rees GGF Group
Chief Executive commented:
“It is yet another budget
that doesn’t have great significance for our industry.
The bold plans to fund
infrastructure projects with
£15 billion may be positive
for some in construction
but it won’t have a huge
impact on the glass and
glazing industry. We would
much rather have seen that
kind of commitment for
house building projects
and energy efficiency programmes that would really
attack the UK’s energy
efficiency issues and the
growing housing crisis.
In his Summer Budget,
the Chancellor described it
as one which puts economic security first and
one which is for “working
people”. The Chancellor
stated that the economy
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‘there’s clearly not enough
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