Budget 2026: Healey faces ‘£11bn hole’ as growth slashed and inflation to rise higher October 28, 2026 Britain’s fiscal watchdog has predicted that growth will slump and joblessness and inflation will surge in the coming years, as they warned John Healey will have to find billions of pounds more revenue between 2029 and 2032 in order to prevent cuts to government spending. The Office for Budget Responsibility said the Chancellor would need [...]
Pint prices to rise as Healey hikes beer duty October 28, 2026 The price of a pint is set to rise by 2p after John Healey announced plans to hike beer duty, saddling pubs with more costs despite a commitment to cut their business rates. The Chancellor said alcohol duty, which is charged on every pint sold, will rise in line with Retail Prices Index (RPI) inflation, [...]
Budget: Healey hikes taxes and delays defence spending as economy set to slump October 28, 2026 John Healey has announced a string of tax hikes to fund short-term measures worth billions of pounds to help households and businesses cope with rising prices, in a maiden Budget that omitted major spending plans on defence and welfare. In his speech, the Chancellor said the government would look to raise defence spending to three [...]
Autumn Budget 2026: cash ISA U-turn is a backwards step for Britain’s investment future October 28, 2026 Protecting an incentive to keep money sitting in cash is a failure of ambition to stimulate growth, says Michael Healy Britain needs more investors, but the Chancellor has chosen to reward people for keeping their money in cash. His decision to protect the £20,000 Cash ISA allowance is a victory for the savings lobby and [...]
Smurfit Westrock Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results October 28, 2026 Smurfit Westrock plc (NYSE: SW) today announced the financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. Key Points: Net Sales of $8,161 million Net Income of $219 million, with a Net Income Margin of 2.7% Adjusted EBITDA1 of $1,205 million, with an Adjusted EBITDA Margin1 of 14.8% Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities [...]
Protecting pensioners from income tax is unfair to workers October 28, 2026 As Chancellor John Healey prepares to raise the tax-free allowance for pensioners, exempting them from income tax while keeping working-age allowances frozen creates an unnecessary and unfair divide, says Matthew Bowles Today, Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey will face the unenviable task of persuading the public that Britain’s finances add up. No matter how [...]
Autumn Budget 2026: five no-brainers to boost productivity October 28, 2026 Despite ongoing calls for radical tax and economic reforms to boost productivity, Chancellor John Healey is expected to deliver a cautious, low-key Budget, Tim Sarson You can tell it’s Budget season. The leaves are just starting to turn, Halloween goods fill the shops, and the corridor small talk from my colleagues has moved on from [...]
Healey poised to deliver ‘long grass’ Budget October 27, 2026 John Healey’s maiden Budget is likely to omit clear plans to boost defence spending, reform taxes and curb the welfare bill, economists have predicted, in a move that would kick “tough decisions into the long grass”. Healey, who resigned from Sir Keir Starmer’s government over the Treasury’s refusal to set out how it would lift [...]
Logitech Announces Q2 Fiscal Year 2027 Results October 27, 2026 Second Quarter Marks Company’s Eleventh Consecutive Quarter of Growth
Healey expected to set £15bn fiscal headroom with £5bn in tax hikes October 27, 2026 John Healey will set his fiscal headroom at a minimum of £15bn, City analysts have predicted, although closer attention will be paid to the Chancellor’s spending restraint. Economists at major banks are anticipating Healey’s buffer against the main fiscal rule to shrink slightly. The borrowing rule states that day-to-day government spending should at least match projected [...]