on a visit to didcot this morning, the chancellor wouldn't be drawn on the budget�*s impact but admittedis the number—one mission of this government, to turn around the poor performance of the last decade or so. am i satisfied with the numbers published today? of course not. i want growth to be stronger, to come sooner, and also to be felt by families right across the country. but at this paint—spraying business in birmingham, they are wary of the impact of her forthcoming tax rises, intended to fund her plans for growth. we employ nearly 200 people here, so there's £200,000 that isn't helping the industry or anything, it'sjust going straight to the government. so, it doesn't exactly help us, encourage us to employ more people. it's a tax on employing people, so it's a tax on growth, rather than trying to encourage growth, as we see it. his higher taxes are intended to fund better public services and help growth, but it may mean a more patchy output for the businesses and households we rely on to drive prosperity, which could be a challenge to the government's ambitions to get uk growth