Budget 2021: The tech industry reacts

John Leonard
clock • 10 min read

From 'music to our ears', to 'robbing Peter to pay Paul', here's what the sector thinks

Many of the measures outlined in Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget were telegraphed in advanced, meaning the tech industry has had some opportunity to digest them. Here is a selection of reactions. ...

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