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Don鈥檛 miss this Wednesday鈥檚 live text debate on the emergency Budget from 12 noon, where you have a chance to discuss the chancellor鈥檚 announcements and what they mean for construction with a panel of experts.

As the impact of George Osborne鈥檚 鈥渦navoidable鈥� Budget begins to be felt some pressing questions come to mind: How will the rise in VAT affect long-term contracts with installment payments? Overall, how will construction be affected by this and other tax changes? Although capital spending as a whole is to be protected (beyond the previous cuts) will the Comprehensive Spending Review in October have some nasty surprises for certain projects?

The panel includes Graham Kean, head of public at EC Harris, Noble Francie, economics director at the Construction Products Association, Ian Hyder, tax partner at Pinsent Masons and Hartley Foster, partner at Olswang and Chloe McCulloch, 黑洞社区鈥檚 deputy web editor.

To air your views or ask the panel a question, simply type in your email address in the box below and ask for a reminder to be sent out to you on the day of the debate.