These are the top stories making the headlines across The Business Magazine website today:

Budget 2024: Key takeaways for business

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled the Spring Budget 2024, announcing a significant 2p reduction in national insurance for employees and the self-employed, amidst his optimistic outlook on the UK economy's resilience against ongoing challenges including high interest rates, previous financial crises, the pandemic, and the impact of the war in Europe.

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Reading tops South East as region looks to outpace national growth, finds EY

EY forecasts that Reading will lead the South East of Engla