Press Watch: The Budget and March round up

To reiterate the words of one Sunday Telegraph reporter, nothing much tends to happen in Budget week...

To reiterate the words of one Sunday Telegraph reporter, nothing much tends to happen in Budget week, except of course the Budget. This message was clearly prevalent among the weekend papers as Investment Week’s round up of key IFA, funds and groups coverage in the national press over weekend found very little unrelated to the Budget. Among the hot topics relating to Gordon Brown’s latest announcements were not surprisingly VCT’s after the Chancellor cut the tax relief on these vehicles from 40% to 30%. Real Estate Investment Trusts also received a fair amount of attention after the expec...