Chancellor George Osborne delivered his 2016 Budget yesterday. The Chancellor confirmed a £700million boost to funding flood defences and schemes in flood-hit regions, including Cumbria. Plans to upgrade the A66 and A69 roads were also announced.
Chancellor George Osborne is preparing to deliver his 2016 Budget later this morning.
Cumbria Chamber of Commerce is calling on the Chancellor not to introduce new taxes on businesses.
The organisation says new taxes would hit business investment and economic growth in Cumbria and should be ruled out until the next General Election.
The council have announced an extra £82.6million of government funding for flood repairs, bring the total fund to just under £122million.
We break down the numbers and ask Floods Minister Rory Stewart, what and where, the money will be spent on.
At least £43m has been assigned to Cumbria out of the government's £700m flood funds boost.