Budget 2026: What’s in it for retail and how has the sector responded?

Chancellor John Healey prepares to deliver the Budget

Business rates support for small businesses, online VAT reforms and more money for councils and mayors top the list of measures announced in today’s Budget.

For the first fiscal event of prime minister Andy Burnham’s premiership, chancellor John Healey promised to offer the country “breathing space for today, fresh hope for the future”.

 

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