Budget 2026: The Built Environment Reacts

'Yet again the middle classes lose out' - Readers react to new budget

Chancellor John Healy gave the autumn budget speech yesterday, October 28, here’s what Herald readers thought about it.

Budget 2026: The built environment reacts

A round-up of the reactions to this afternoon’s Budget

Budget measures welcomed, but much more work left to do – industry warns

Chancellor John Healey has set out the government's tax and spending plans in his Budget – the first since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister. The industry has given a guarded but mainly positive response to the plans, albeit with the criticism that in many instances the Budget could have gone much...

'Everyone's struggling': Businesses and communities react to Budget

Scottish firms call for help to ‘steady the ship’ while pensioners say soaring bills continue to outpace available support.

Budget 2026: Industry reacts to ‘welcome signals’ but emphasises need for deliverability

Following chancellor of the exchequer John Healey's Autumn Budget today, infrastructure stakeholders have responded to “welcome signals”, while flagging issues from deliverability to ageing infrastructure.

Construction Industry Reacts to Autumn Budget 2026

Read the latest magazine Construction Industry Reacts to Autumn Budget 2026 28 October 2026 By Nick Lane Industry News 28 October 2026 Chancellor John Healey said his Autumn Budget will aim to “steer us through the global economic storms” of today and “chart a new course for Britain in the years ahead”. The Chancellor said that the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) expects the UK economy to grow by 1.3% this year, while the forecast fo…