This is the full text of the Chancellor's Budget 2026 speech today in the Commons as provided by the Treasury. Note any political comments made by the Chancellor during his speech have been redacted by the Treasury.
In pension news in the Budget, the Chancellor confirmed the new Pension Tax Allowance which will shield low-income pensioners from paying income tax.
It was, in the end, a better first Budget than many had expected, given Chancellor John Healey’s very limited room for manoeuvre.
Chancellor John Healey predicted his Autumn Budget 26 will bring Britain's finances "into the black" within three years.
Chancellor John Healey announced plans in his Budget today to consult on introducing a new form of CGT relief called announced Founders' Relief for entrepreneurs who “start and scale high growth, innovative UK companies.”
Chancellor John Healey confirmed that he will drop planned cuts to the Cash ISA tax-free allowance in today's Autumn Budget.
Financial advisers have cited cuts to Inheritance Tax breaks and allowances as their clients’ biggest concern ahead of the Budget, with 57% saying it was uppermost in clients’ minds, according to a new survey.