• 拢2bn cash injection into green transport and sustainable energy 鈥� focusing on off-shore wind power and nuclear
  • First-time buyers exempt from stamp duty on properties worth under 拢250,000
  • 拢94bn in new business loans available to SMEs from RBS and Lloyds
  • 15% of government contracts will go to SMEs
  • Tax allowance for plant and machinery for SMEs doubled to 拢100,000
  • Government payment times down to five days
  • Local authorities receive 拢100m to repair winter-scarred roads
  • Highways Agency gets 拢285m towards motorway improvement and hard shoulder running