Autumn Budget 2026

Treasury Committee flags potential bank tax Budget leak to FCA and Treasury

Regulation

Treasury Committee flags potential bank tax Budget leak to FCA and Treasury

Dame Meg Hillier pens letter after Bloomberg article went live at 10:45am

clock 29 October 2026 • 3 min read
Budget 26: Key takeaways from Healey's first Budget

Economics / Markets

Budget 26: Key takeaways from Healey's first Budget

Eight takeaways

clock 29 October 2026 • 4 min read
Budget 26: Savings income tax rate to rise to 44% for higher earners

Your profession

Budget 26: Savings income tax rate to rise to 44% for higher earners

From April 2027

clock 29 October 2026 • 2 min read
Budget 26: Income tax threshold freeze remains until April 2031

Tax planning

Budget 26: Income tax threshold freeze remains until April 2031

No changes on last year’s Budget

clock 28 October 2026 • 2 min read
Budget 26: 'Frustrating' VCT tax relief absent from Budget despite lobbying

VCTs / EIS

Budget 26: 'Frustrating' VCT tax relief absent from Budget despite lobbying

Reduced rate still intact

clock 28 October 2026 • 2 min read
Budget 26: OBR slashes fiscal headroom to £15bn by 2029/30 after Middle East shock

UK

Budget 26: OBR slashes fiscal headroom to £15bn by 2029/30 after Middle East shock

Cut of more than £8bn

clock 28 October 2026 • 3 min read
Budget 26: Stamp Duty on shares to be swapped for Securities Transfer Tax

Investment

Budget 26: Stamp Duty on shares to be swapped for Securities Transfer Tax

By late 2027

clock 28 October 2026 • 1 min read
Budget 26: CGT headline rates untouched following speculation

Tax planning

Budget 26: CGT headline rates untouched following speculation

CGT relief announced for founders

clock 28 October 2026 • 3 min read
Budget 26: Business asset disposal relief threshold halved to £500,000

Your profession

Budget 26: Business asset disposal relief threshold halved to £500,000

'No change for three in four claimants'

clock 28 October 2026 • 1 min read
Budget 26: Government to get rid of two-year tax rule on lump sum death benefits

Pensions

Budget 26: Government to get rid of two-year tax rule on lump sum death benefits

Changes will also be made to how tax due on excess lump sum death benefits is collected

clock 28 October 2026 • 1 min read