Budget 2026: John Healey Sets Out Government's Spending Plans

What the Budget offers for under 25s - and what it leaves out

The chancellor announced a series of measures which will impact under-25 year-olds from housing to minimum wage.

Budget 2026 live: Wages to stagnate for two years

Budget 2026: John Healey sets out government's spending plans

The Budget is John Healey's chance to set out the government's spending plans on issues including the minimum wage and alcohol duty

Under-pressure UK transport and logistics firms "dodge Budget bullet"

UK logistics groups welcomed the decision in today’s new budget to maintain a 5p-per-litre fuel duty cut and avoid planned increases, and ensuring warehouse rates do not rise, but there have also been warnings that businesses continue to face significant cost pressures. In his first budget as chancellor – and first for the new Burnham government – John Healey rowed back plans to increase fuel duty by 3p per litre in ...

Budget 2026: what it means for scaffolding firms

Fuel duty relief, higher wages and apprenticeship measures: what Budget 2026 means for scaffolding firms, with NASC reaction on costs and future work.

Budget minimum wage rise and tax changes threaten extra pressure on GPs

A 3.9% minimum wage hike from next April will add to pressure on stretched GP practice funding - while tax changes could hit cashflow, accountants have warned after the government's 2026 budget statement.