Continues Budget Speech

The Budget in brief: what you need to know

A quick guide to the UK chancellor’s main policy announcements and official economic forecasts

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

The UK's first female chancellor sums up her Budget speech claiming she has made the "right choices".

Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago

The chancellor also announces cash for coal tip safety and green hydrogen projects in Wales.

Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago

The government's official forecaster raises its prediction for UK growth in 2024 and 2025 but reduces it for later years.

Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago

Like Keanu, the chancellor uncovered a fake reality and valiantly resolved to defeat it

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Departmental spending to increase by only 1.7%, with little going towards tackling poverty at home and overseas

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

The chancellor unveils £40bn in tax rises in her first Budget, with employers set to bear the brunt, but she says it should be a one-off.

Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago

Gains may have been locked in too soon in anticipation of a bigger CGT increase

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Rachel Reeves must now deliver on her investment plans, or taxes will rise even further

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a raft of changes to taxes and spending in the Budget.

Reactions to the Budget, which saw large rises in both tax and public spending, lead the papers.

The government's fate will depend on whether it can make things better, says political editor Chris Mason.