Tax, interest rates, inflation and money in business.
The Student Loans Company has now received more than 1.6 million refund requests through its online service. In the 2025/26 tax year, 416,400 people recovered a total of £97.6m in over-repaid instalments. We explain who can get a refund and what to remember before applying.
Chancellor John Healey has presented the Budget. The minimum wage will rise to £13.21, 20 million homes in England will receive £100 for energy, and the fuel duty cut stays. From April 2027, however, tax on interest and rent will rise.
Poland’s Ministry of Finance has prepared a draft regulation on access to KSeF. Tokens that businesses use to log in to the e-invoicing system are to work after 1 January 2027 as well. A new KSeF certificate and a bulk identifier for paying several invoices in one transfer will be added. This also matters for Poles in the UK running a business in Poland.
Shop price inflation in Britain accelerated to 2.1% in October from 1.4% in September. Long-life food is rising fastest, by 3.2%. Retailers at the BRC are urging the Chancellor to cut business costs in Wednesday’s Budget, or prices will keep going up.
The day before the Budget the government announced five changes: a permanent 55p-per-mile rate and a higher 35p rate above 10,000 miles, paid leave for self-employed fathers, an end to the Carer’s Allowance “cliff edge” and lower tariffs on more than 100 food products.
The FTSE 100 rose 0.7% on Monday as investors await Wednesday’s Budget and the Bank of England’s decision. After inflation climbed to 3.5%, markets are almost fully pricing in a rate rise from 3.75% to 4% on 5 November. That matters for mortgages and for businesses with working-capital loans.
The Polish Senate has restored the CIT rise to 22% for companies with revenue above €50 million and removed the annual indexation of PIT thresholds that the Sejm had voted for earlier. The flat-rate tax limit falls to €250,000. The bill returns to the Sejm, and the changes are due to take effect on 1 January 2027.
HMRC may get the power to collect unpaid tax directly from bank and savings accounts, including for small debts. According to The Times, the change is to appear in the Budget on 28 October. Today the threshold is a debt of £1,000, and at least £5,000 must remain in the accounts.
On Wednesday 28 October Chancellor John Healey will present his first Budget. We checked what is officially confirmed and what is only press reporting. Inflation has risen to 3.5%, and the government will decide on fuel duty from 2027 in the Budget. We explain who the changes affect and how to prepare.
Mayors in England will receive £285 million from the Good Growth programme in 2027 and a £1.5 billion loan facility from 2028. The money will go to housing, high streets and transport. For businesses, it is a signal that more contracts will be decided in the regions.
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