by Shilling Group | Oct 23, 2026 | Shilling Summary
TAX Healey targets business sale tax relief The Daily Telegraph Chancellor John Healey is expected to scale back Business Asset Disposal Relief in next week’s Budget, increasing tax risk for owners preparing to sell. BADR applies an 18% capital gains tax rate to...
by Shilling Group | Oct 22, 2026 | Shilling Summary
OUTLOOK Healey pledges Budget measures to cut business costs and regulation The Times Chancellor John Healey has promised that next week’s Budget will reduce the “cost of business”, cut regulation and support entrepreneurs. He acknowledged that...
by Shilling Group | Oct 21, 2026 | Shilling Summary
TAX Haldane urges restraint in business-friendly Budget The Independent City AM The Daily Telegraph Former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane has urged the Government to preserve fiscal headroom, restrain spending and avoid new business taxes in its Budget....
by Shilling Group | Oct 20, 2026 | Shilling Summary
TAX Healey rules out capital gains tax rise The Times Financial Times Chancellor John Healey has ruled out increasing capital gains tax in the Budget, preserving the 24% higher rate on profits from asset sales for higher-rate taxpayers. HMRC previously estimated that...
by Shilling Group | Oct 16, 2026 | Shilling Summary
ECONOMY UK economy beats forecasts with August growth The Guardian Financial Times The Times The I UK GDP rose 0.1% in August, beating economists’ forecast of a 0.1% contraction, after expanding 0.4% in July, according to the Office for National Statistics....
