What to expect from John Healey’s first budget: who wins, who pays?

October 28, 2026 · 6:00 am 2 sources

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• What to expect from John Healey’s first budget: who wins, who pays?
  The Guardian · October 28, 2026 06:00
  Struggling households, new homebuyers and small shops stand to gain, while banks and online marketplaces could face higher levies John Healey will present his first budget on Wednesday, which will set the tone for Andy Burnham’s premiership. Despite the chancellor’s promises in the summer that the…
• Wednesday briefing: We asked you - what do you want from the Burnham government’s first budget?
  The Guardian · October 28, 2026 06:43
  In today’s newsletter: First Edition readers and people struggling with the cost of living tell us what the government could do to improve their lives Good morning. Don’t expect anything radical. This, the Treasury has been at pains to tell us, will be a very “low-key” budget. After weeks of…