Budgets & fiscal events· Public finances Spread thin Analysing the Autumn 2026 Budget 29 October 2026 by Hannah Aldridge and Mike Brewer and Matthew Cavanagh and Tom Clark and Alex Clegg and Nye Cominetti and Ruth Curtice and Julia Diniz and Sophie Hale and Victoria Haigney and Stephen Hunsaker and Lindsay Judge and Zachary Leather and Larissa Marioni and Charlie McCurdy and Louise Murphy and Parth Pandya and Simon Pittaway and Cillian Sheehan and Hannah Slaughter and Imogen Stone and Greg Thwaites This briefing note assesses the Autumn 2026 Budget, the first from the new Chancellor, delivered against a backdrop of war in the Middle East, a fresh energy price shock and a weaker fiscal outlook. It looks at the economic and fiscal forecasts, the Budget’s cost of living, tax and spending decisions, and what they mean … Continued READ MORE
