Budget in October, Healey announces, as ministers urged to stick to spending limits

The new chancellor pledged to move money and power out of Westminster, and into every postcode around Britain.

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has announced plans to introduce a new policy framework dubbed the “New Economy” in the 2027 national budget, signalling a shift from fiscal consolidation towards growth-focused spending. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express programme during “The Mid-Year Scorecard: One-on-One with th

Chancellor will have to find money for Burnham’s policies while sticking to fiscal rules as borrowing costs rise Andy Burnham’s government has set a date for a late October budget to “spread money and power” out of Westminster as the new prime minister pushes forward his tax and spending plans. Announcing an autumn bud

Chancellor says he will stick to Labour’s fiscal rules while moving ‘power and money out of Westminster’

Christopher McKeon, Press Association Political Correspondent John Healey will deliver his first budget as Chancellor on 28 October, pledging to move “money and power out of Westminster”. Announcing the date of the budget on Friday, Mr Healey promised plans would be “built on fiscal discipline”. He said the budget woul

John Healey promised plans would be ‘built on fiscal discipline’.

Andy Burnham’s new government will hold its first budget on Oct. 28, U.K. Chancellor John Healey announced today. Healey, who replaced Rachel Reeves in the job last week, will have to balance maintaining fiscal credibility in the bond market and the new government’s desire to expand spending on defense and social care.

John Healey has confirmed he will deliver his first Budget on 28th October as he pledged to “shift power and money out of Westminster”. The Chancellor said on Friday that his first fiscal statement would “back Britain’s communities” setting the stage for a Budget that economists have predicted will be the country’s thi

The newly appointed Chancellor, who replaced Rachel Reeves earlier this month, said it will be a Budget that 'moves money and power out of Westminster, and into every postcode around Britain'

John Healey promised plans would be ‘built on fiscal discipline’.

John Healey promised plans would be ‘built on fiscal discipline’.

Newly appointed chancellor John Healey has opened the door for the UK military to shape defence budgets. His proposal is another step away from democratic oversight of how public money is spent. And it’s all part of a defence spending ideology that’s full of holes! Declassified UK reported on 30 July: Britain’s new cha

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