John Healey's Autumn Budget 2026

What happened

The outlets' own sentences, most widely reported first. Hover one for who reported it.

Analysis

How it changed

1. 23 Oct

   The Chancellor has rejected the possibility of hiking capital gains tax, the levy on profits from selling assets, at the Budget.

   2 outlets · Evening Standard
2. 24 Oct

   Healey said: “Mayors and local leaders know what their communities need to grow, which is why we are giving them more money, more power and more capacity to get projects moving, build homes and make the right decisions for their areas.”

   3 outlets · The Guardian
3. 25 Oct

   More than £1bn for social and affordable housing in England will be provided in the Wednesday's Budget, taking funding for the government's 10-year homes programme past £40bn.

   2 outlets · BBC
4. 28 Oct

   Jeremy Hunt cut the bank surcharge – a supplement to corporation tax – from 8% to 3% ahead of the last election and one option on the table is reversing this cut to raise more than £2bn a year.

   2 outlets · The Guardian

Coverage 10 articles

• 28 Oct Budget 2026 LIVE: Chancellor John Healey 'targeting energy bills' in tax and spending speech - latest updates
  Evening Standard
• 28 Oct What to expect from John Healey’s first budget: who wins, who pays?
  The Guardian
• 28 Oct Budget 2026: What London can expect from the Chancellor's tax and spending announcements
  Evening Standard
• 28 Oct Autumn Budget 2026 live updates: John Healey set to raid banks, hike minimum wage and extend the fuel duty freeze
  Daily Mail
• 28 Oct DAILY MAIL COMMENT: As John Healey unveils his first Budget, the prospect of even more benefits is adding insult to injury
  Daily Mail
• 26 Oct Budget 2026: Chancellor John Healey's big London challenge to get Britain firing on all cylinders
  Evening Standard
• 25 Oct Budget to include £1bn for social and affordable housing
  BBC
• 24 Oct Budget to increase cash for social housing and give England’s mayors more powers
  Evening Standard
• 24 Oct Healey’s first budget to include big devolution package to boost growth
  The Guardian
• 23 Oct The Budget: What will be in it? What might be in it? What can be ruled out?
  Evening Standard

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