Welcome to the first Tech City News live web debate giving you breaking news, live analysis, comments and debates from the comfort of your computer.
Find out how the budget will affect the growing technology sector in London and your day to day life. Our debate will start at 12:00 ahead of the budget announcements.
Your hosts & commentators
Get expert analysis and insights from our commentators. Our policy columnist Sara Kelly from Coadec will be chairing the debate and will be joined by Tech City News‘ Editor Alex Wood. We’ll also be serving up market analysis from Bill Hubard, Chief Economist at Markets.com and insightful tax and accounting commentary from KPMG’s Tim Kay.
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Key tech themes
- Funding for Big data, Cloud, E-commerce, Internet of Things, Smart Cities
- Updates to the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)
- Changes to the entrepreneur visa scheme