It's scrapped!

Turn your old car into a shiny new one. That's the promise from the government. All well and good if you can find the finance – for the difference between the £2000 grant and the cost of a sparkling new car. It's typical of this government to hype a story up – and then hit small businesses where it hurts. With an outrageous fuel duty rise. It will raise the cost of doing business – at a time when small businesses need help. Not hindrance.

Ralph Morton - editor

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