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Budget 2026

Budget on 28 October: what we already know and what is only speculation

The Budget will be delivered today, 28 October, at around 12:30. Chancellor John Healey will present his first Budget. We set out what is already settled for small businesses and what is only a leak. After the statement we will update this article with the official decisions.

Business in Scotland

A thousand jobs in Scotland depend on a regulator's decision

An energy storage manufacturer in Motherwell and Bathgate warns it may move its growth outside the UK. The reason: only one of its 21 projects was selected in the government's energy storage support scheme.

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