NI small businesses react to budget plans

The Northern Ireland Federation of Small Businesses has reacted to the Budget and Economic Vision Plan unveiled today by the North's Finance Minister Ian Pearson.

The Federation says it hopes it will bring real benefits to small businesses who are facing spiralling insurance, electricity and water charges.

Wilfred Mitchell, FSB Policy chairman said: “The FSB remain sceptical as we have seen many well written government policy documents which have promised us much, but delivered us little.

“However as the largest business organisation in Northern Ireland we will work with the government to ensure their economic objectives in this Budget and Economic Vision plan can be realised”.