£126,000 a Year, Nothing Left at Month's End: Readers on the Budget
A £126,000-earner with nothing left each month, a florist absorbing diesel costs and a dad paying £1,300 rent on £1,200 support: readers dissect the budget.
Topic
Taxation
Topic
Taxation
£4.4bn Cost of Living Package 'Badly Targeted,' Think Tank Says
The poorest half of UK households gain just £158 from the chancellor's £4.4bn package — £14 more than the richest half — while ne…
UK Tax Burden Hits Historic 38.6% as Healey's Budget Buys Time
Chancellor John Healey's Budget lifts the UK tax burden to a record 38.6% while debt interest heads for £160bn by 2032 — and livi…
Budget 2026: Healey's £12bn Headroom Squeeze in Six Numbers
Healey's first budget arrives with fiscal headroom halved to £12bn, energy bills heading to £2,000, and near 1 million young peop…
Chancellor's £11bn Headroom Squeeze: Four Ways Labour Could Raise Cash
Labour's fiscal headroom may have halved to £11bn, and BBC Verify's options — bank taxes, gambling levies, marketplace VAT — cap…
Chancellor John Healey's First Budget: Billions in Taxes, Little Relief
Healey's 28 October budget will raise a few billion in taxes, offer a £1.5bn energy package, and lean on a fiscal headroom that t…
UK Vaping Tax Takes Effect at £2.20 Per 10ml of E-Liquid
The UK's Vaping Product Duty starts at £2.20 per 10ml, with six months to clear old stock. Industry figures warn legitimate shops…