Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered a broad Budget with measures for income tax, training and skills, the minimum wage and electric vehicles among many others.

Business leaders across Shropshire, from lawyers to engineers and construction contractors, have been reacting with a mix of emotions, from support to outright disdain.

Click through here for a summary of the Budget's key points

Here, we gather together some of their views on what was a huge day for the government and the business community.

Ruth Ross - Chamber Chief

Ruth Ross, chief executive of business body Shropshire Chamber of Commerce, called the Chancellor's speech "not what you would describe as business friendly".

"But it seems that many Shropshire companies were expecting it to be worse," she said.

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