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A domestically weighted bulletin dominated by John Healey's first Budget, which took the full 55 minutes 14 seconds. It led on a £100 winter energy payment for 20 million households and a rise in the bank surcharge to 6%, with the OBR's weaker growth and higher inflation forecasts shaping much of the reaction.

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John Healey, Chancellor
3:15

Kemi Badenoch, leader of the opposition
18:11

Ruth Curtice, former director of fiscal policy at the Treasury and now CEO of the Resolution Foundation
18:16

Resolution Foundation
21:48

Sir Richard Barrons, former Commander of the UK Joint Forces Command and co-author of the Strategic Defence Review
47:09

Rain Newton-Smith, Chief Executive of the CBI, the Confederation of British Industry
53:17

Paul Nowak, General Secretary of the TUC, the Trades Union Congress

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Story begins Healey delivers first Budget with £100 energy payment and bank tax rise
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Contested quote Healey delivers first Budget with £100 energy payment and bank tax rise

than you might ordinarily expect, but relatively small in terms of the overall impact. So let's take a look at some of the other things in that statement. The cost of cutting those energy bills, that will be paid for by the banks. The surcharge on bank profits will be increased to 6%, time limited for 15 months. That's a smaller tax rise than

BBC News, Verified Live, 28 October 2026, 0:51-1:00
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Claim Healey delivers first Budget with £100 energy payment and bank tax rise

A new tax on bank profits is expected in the Budget.

BBC News, Verified Live, 28 October 2026, 0:56-1:05
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Claim Healey delivers first Budget with £100 energy payment and bank tax rise

Sky News reported that the minimum wage for over-21s was expected to rise, with a slower increase for younger workers.

BBC News, Verified Live, 28 October 2026, 1:20-1:32
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Contested quote Healey delivers first Budget with £100 energy payment and bank tax rise

And our benefits bill is going up by tens of billions of pounds because this government has put welfare first. We are overspent, overborrowed, overtaxed and drowning in an out-of-control welfare system. And this is his answer? It is simply not enough. Not good enough. Not strong enough. Not bold enough.

BBC News, Verified Live, 28 October 2026, 3:27-3:50
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Claim Healey delivers first Budget with £100 energy payment and bank tax rise

An energy payment scheme worth £2.6bn will provide £100 to households in council tax bands A to D.

BBC News, Verified Live, 28 October 2026, 4:32-4:38

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