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Budget to be held in October, Healey announces

Chancellor John Healey confirms 28 October for his first Budget

Healey pledges fiscal discipline and a shift of money and power away from Westminster as the government faces rising borrowing costs and a tight fiscal backdrop.

Jul 31

Andy Burnham to give regional mayors share of income tax

Politics

Burnham to give England’s mayors a share of income tax from 2028

Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced that England’s metro mayors will for the first time keep a share of income tax revenue from 2028 and business rates from 2027, replacing central grants with local funding.

Jul 31

Andy Burnham announces £850m VAT cut on energy bills to ease cost-of-living | The Independent

Politics

UK PM Burnham cuts VAT on household electricity bills in first major policy move

The reduction from 5% to 0%, effective 1 October, is expected to save a typical household about £45 a year and is funded by cancelling the digital ID programme.

Jul 24