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Budget 2026: how to beat the new savings tax rates
John Healey’s budget offered a ‘sting in the tail’ for savers by raising tax rates but there are ways to ease the pain Savers were both winners and losers in Wednesday’s budget . In his first outing as chancellor, John Healey dropped a plan to cut the cash Isa limit for…
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UK side-hustle tax-free allowance to rise to £3,000 next year
Up to 1.4 million people could benefit from change to trading allowance announced in budget, with some saving hundreds in tax The amount Britons can earn from a side hustle without paying tax will rise to £3,000 next year in a fillip for those who make extra cash from hobbies or…
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HMRC puts 200 billionaires on UK tax crackdown hitlist
‘Compliance managers’ to have discussions with authority’s wealthiest customers in attempt to raise tax revenues Business live – latest updates The UK’s tax authority is assigning dedicated “customer compliance managers” to more than 200 billionaires as part of a crackdown meant…
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‘I earn £126,000 – but nothing’s left at the end of the month’: readers react to the budget
From a young chef and a single father to business owners and a pensioner, Guardian readers reveal how John Healey’s measures will affect them What the budget means for you Louie, 24, a chef living in London, says a lot of people have “written off the idea of even considering…
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Budget 2026: Healey hikes taxes on banks and landlords to fund £100 handouts to 20m households
Few surprises as chancellor uses low-key speech blaming ‘global economic storms’ for stoking energy prices and cost of living crisis Budget 2026: key points at a glance Briefing: key questions answered by Heather Stewart and Pippa Crerar Editorial: Budget’s bold ambitions and…
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Budget 2026: what it means for your wallet, your mortgage and your pay
How the chancellor’s measures on tax, benefits and pensions will affect your personal finances Healey offers £100 payment to households to help navigate ‘global economic storms’ Budget 2026: key points at a glance Budget 2026 calculator: find out if you are better or worse off…
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Budget 2026 calculator: find out if you are better or worse off
Use our interactive tool to see how you have been affected by John Healey’s tax and spending announcements Healey keeps income tax thresholds frozen. How much more will you pay? Budget 2026: key points at a glance Continue reading...
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Labour's 2026 budget in under three minutes – video
In his first budget, the chancellor, John Healey, said 20m households in council tax bands A to D would receive a £100 payment, at a cost of £2.6bn. The VAT cut on electricity bills was extended until July and, as widely expected, fuel duty rises pencilled in by Rachel Reeves…
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Income tax: Healey’s budget leaves thresholds frozen again. How much more will you pay?
Tax policy means freezes reduce take-home pay as earnings rise in line with inflation Income tax thresholds are set to remain frozen after John Healey’s first budget as chancellor. One of the biggest tax rises in recent years has happened without a change in the rates at which…
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Budget 2026: six charts that reveal the economic realities facing the chancellor
From tackling the youth jobs crisis to repairing Brexit’s economic damage, John Healey has his work cut out for him You be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance the books John Healey will deliver his first budget on Wednesday as UK households and…
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Why won't MPs tax the rich? We asked them – and their answers gave us hope | Faiza Shaheen
Even most Reform voters are in favour of a tax on the super-wealthy. Yet the first budget of the Burnham era looks set to dodge the issue In John Healey’s first budget this week, we will finally get a sense of the economic policies that will deliver Andy Burnham’s pledge to end…
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Healey is expected to shield low-income pensioners from income tax – but how will it work?
Retirees will get a personal allowance aligned with the new state pension, but experts say it could get complicated Retirees in the UK on low incomes are expected to be given a new personal allowance so that they do not have to hand any of their state pension to HMRC. The full…
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What is the £100k income ‘cliff-edge’?
The tax-free personal allowance starts to be taken away when you hit six figures, and in England you lose access to childcare subsidies Believe it or not, there are downsides to earning more than £100,000 a year – particularly if you have small children. “It’s the ambition of…
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Is London really the most-taxed city? Banks accused of cherrypicking data
Lobby group’s figures, shared with John Healey, are misleading as they do not include major rival Paris, say campaigners A banking lobby group has been accused of cherrypicking data and trying to mislead the British government by claiming a tax rise for banks at next week’s…
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Five key tax talking points before next week’s budget
As the chancellor prepares for 28 October, we unpack the facts and figures – and the implications any changes could mean for you You be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance the books As John Healey prepares his first budget as chancellor, tax is the…
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Bereaved civil service families could face ‘unjust’ tax bills due to pension scheme delays
MPs say ‘chaos’ at Capita-run scheme could mean some claims miss tax-free time limit on lump sum payments Bereaved families could face “unconscionable” tax bills because of “chaos” in the civil service pension scheme, the government has been warned. Some lump sum pension…
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Covid inquiry report shows why culture of care workers being undervalued must end, says Andy Burnham – as it happened
The prime minister endorses report that says the adult social care sector has been under-recognised Badenoch says Britain needs tax cuts. We need to get out of the way of job creators who make our country richer. We need to encourage risk taking, wealth creation, enterprise.…
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Healey to reject calls to raise capital gains tax in budget
Cabinet colleagues have previously called for an increase but chancellor feels it might ultimately cost the Treasury John Healey will not raise capital gains tax in next week’s budget, despite previous calls to do so from cabinet colleagues including Louise Haigh and Wes…
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The problem with living in a rich man’s world | Letters
David Redshaw and Fernando Quintana respond to reports of a billionaire exodus from Britain The idea that the departure of the super-rich is a problem ignores a historical fact ( Apparent exodus of super-rich suggests UK is no longer billionaires’ playground, 7 October ).…
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UK van drivers face extra £2.5bn in diesel costs this year, figures show
Calls for planned fuel duty rise to be scrapped as analysis finds average fuel bill could hit £1,965, up from £1,294 Millions of British van drivers face a combined £2.5bn cost to cover the rising price of diesel this year, according to figures, fuelling calls for the government…