Business leaders in Oxfordshire will next week have the chance to put their Budget queries direct to Andrew Smith, Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Oxford East MP.

The minister will answer questions at a post-Budget breakfast hosted by the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce and Industry and business adviser Grant Thornton.

The event will also include an introduction by Oxfordshire Chamber chairman John Naish and a presentation by Grant Thornton corporate tax manager Mike Shearan.

The Budget Breakfast will be at the Oxford Thames Four Pillars Hotel, at Sandford-on-Thames, on Friday, March 16, from 7.15am. Tickets cost £10 plus VAT per person and must be reserved in advance.

Call Ann Brett on 01865 792020 for further information.