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Chancellor John Healey Expected to Announce Tax Rises in Upcoming Budget 2026
Ahead of the upcoming Budget 2026, leaks and reports indicate that Chancellor John Healey is considering various tax increases. Measures reportedly on the table include adjustments to business rates, energy bills, property levies, bank profits, and inheritance tax.
Referenced News Coverage (11 sources)
- Budget 2026 leaks and rumours: What tax rises will Chancellor John Healey announce? (Evening Standard)
- Budget 2026: How Burnham and Healey could raise taxes next week (The Independent UK)
- The tax rises and cuts to expect from the Budget – from inheritance to capital gains (The Independent UK)
- Tories and banks believe Healey’s ‘boring Budget’ could signal early election (The Independent UK)
- All the tax changes that could come at the Budget – and how likely they are (The i Paper)
- Why you’re set to pay thousands more in income tax in the next four years (The i Paper)
- Five key tax talking points before next week’s budget (The Guardian)
- Budget 2026: What tax rises and spending pledges will Chancellor announce? (Evening Standard)
- John Healey’s plan for a ‘Robin Hood’ Budget may not be as risk-free as he thinks (The Independent UK)
- Why won't MPs tax the rich? We asked them – and their answers gave us hope | Faiza Shaheen (The Guardian)
- Savers and landlords hammered with income tax raid in Budget as Healey ratchets up Reeves' hike by another 2% (Daily Mail)