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Steve Wollaston at Wolves - Welcome to our first ever Budget round-table... business editors from Trinity Mirror regional newspapers will be online shortly to discuss the implications of the budget for their area.

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Steve Wollaston at Wolves - If each one of our editors/experts could introduce tthemselves please...

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Sion Barry Media Wales - Hello Sion Barry here business editor of the Western Mail based in Cardiff

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Steve Wollaston at Wolves - Hi Sion, thank you for joining us...

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AlunThorne - Good afternoon, I'm Alun Thorne, head of business at the Post and Mail in Birmingham and I will be hosting today's discussion as to how yesterday's Budget has affected the various regions around the country

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Steve Wollaston at Wolves - What are your brief thoughts on yesterday's budget Sion and Alun?

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AlunThorne - I think first impressions were that it was not a good Budget for the key business sectors in the West Midlands - we were particularly looking for support for the ailing automotive industry

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Sion Barry Media Wales - Well the Chancellor performed a huge U-turn on his forecasts on growth and Government borrowings for 2009. Forced to say economy will contract by 3.5% this year. But he believes there will be some growth in Q4... that's very optimistic as its only months away

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Frank McKenna - Hi Guys
I Frank McKenna here, Chairman of private sector lobby group Downtown Liverpool in Business.

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Steve Wollaston at Wolves - Hi Frank - thanks for joining us also. Feel free to discuss at will anything that you wish to..

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