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Budget 2026: The key numbers in graphs and charts

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Jones, I. (2026, October 28). Budget 2026: The key numbers in graphs and charts. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/budget-press-association-ian-jones-b1302668.html

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The article provides an interactive guide focusing on the main financial forecasts and announcements made by Chancellor John Healey during his Budget speech in the House of Commons on October 28, 2026. It includes graphs and charts to visually represent the key numbers from the budget.

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Chancellor John Healey delivered his first Budget on October 28, 2026, amid high inflation and government spending levels. The budget included a £1.5 billion borrowing facility to support local authorities and plans for devolving more financial power to England’s mayors through a new "good growth" funding of £285 million. Additionally, the chancellor announced an extension in preferential interest rates for councils to borrow money from the government to invest in housebuilding, taking funding for the 10-year social and affordable homes programme to over £40 billion. However, some critics argue that without major spending cuts, the UK is heading towards a fiscal crisis similar to France's. Despite these concerns, Healey promised during a BBC interview on November 1, 2026, that he would start reducing welfare costs next year and bring down the overall benefits bill under Labour.

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