Budget 2025

Nusrat Ghani, the Deputy Speaker who chaired the Budget

Who is Nus Ghani, the deputy speaker who presides over the UK Budget 2026?

Nusrat Ghani, the Commons deputy speaker, chairs the Budget. Here’s who she is, what her role involves, and why she oversees major parliamentary debates.

Shona Robison must decide how best to deploy an additional £820m in Scottish Government funding

Shona Robison must decide how best to deploy an additional £820m in Scottish Government funding

Scotland's choices in January budget will determine our economic future

'As the Chancellor backs an inquiry into pre-budget leaks, there are more things to be worried about – especially in the NHS'

'As the Chancellor backs an inquiry into pre-budget leaks, there are more things to be worried about – especially in the NHS'

Leak inquiry distracts as Reeves faces deeper fiscal and NHS woes

'We have now had over a week of incessant criticism of Rachel Reeves’ second Budget, much of it perfectly warranted'

'We have now had over a week of incessant criticism of Rachel Reeves’ second Budget, much of it perfectly warranted'

Mark McGeoghegan

Rachel Reeves’ Budget avoids hard choices – and stores up trouble

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street, London, with her ministerial red box, before delivering her Budget

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street, London, with her ministerial red box, before delivering her Budget

Rachel Reeves told to step down as Chancellor following 'black hole' comments

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves poses outside 11 Downing Street,

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves poses outside 11 Downing Street,

OBR chairman quits after scathing report slates leadership over forecast leak

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers a speech in central London to back the Budget.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers a speech in central London to back the Budget.

Scottish Labour MPs leadership fears as Starmer denies 'misleading' public on budget

Rachel Reeves’ budget delivers modest wins – from scrapping the two-child cap to raising the National Living Wage – but falls short on deeper tax reform

Rachel Reeves’ budget delivers modest wins – from scrapping the two-child cap to raising the National Living Wage – but falls short on deeper tax reform

Scrapping the two-child cap is welcome – but where is the bigger plan?

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The post-budget breakdown from a financial planner

Secretary of State for Scotland Douglas Alexander arrives in Downing Street.

Secretary of State for Scotland Douglas Alexander arrives in Downing Street.

Douglas Alexander insists Rachel Reeves did not mislead public over tax rises

Out to sea, oil and gas rigs are very much still in production

Out to sea, oil and gas rigs are very much still in production

Scotland’s energy future hangs in the balance after budget fails to deliver

Unaccountably, Labour MPs were less than pleased with changes which official figures said would push thousands more into poverty.

Unaccountably, Labour MPs were less than pleased with changes which official figures said would push thousands more into poverty.

Swinney gets ready to outbid the Chancellor in helping the poor

Rachel Reeves delivers her 2025 Budget

Rachel Reeves delivers her 2025 Budget

Behind Reeves’ upbeat budget lies rising debt and economic stagnation

North Sea windfall tax cartoon

North Sea windfall tax cartoon

Cartoon on the North Sea windfall tax post Budget

Ciaran Martin has been brought in to probe the premature release of the OBR's Budget forecast.

Ciaran Martin has been brought in to probe the premature release of the OBR's Budget forecast.

Who is Ciaran Martin, the cyber expert now investigating the OBR budget leak?

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Scottish independence

Must Scotland consult Nostradamus to find out how we hold another referendum?

What is the OBR and how was it involved in the UK Budget leak?

What is the OBR and how was it involved in the UK Budget leak?

OBR leak - why does it matter and what is the Office for Budget Responsibility?

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves poses for a photo with nursing staff, after she delivered her Budget

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves poses for a photo with nursing staff, after she delivered her Budget

REBECCA MCQUILLAN

Sarwar or Swinney: Who has Reeves put in prime position to lead Scotland?

The maker of Irn-Bru is set to 'review' the Budget 2025 changes

The maker of Irn-Bru is set to 'review' the Budget 2025 changes

Sugar levy forces AG Barr to 'review' Irn-Bru - maker could consider recipe change

Political Editor Andrew Learmonth

Political Editor Andrew Learmonth

Scotland’s £820m Budget boost comes with warnings hiding in the fine print

Ian McConnell: 'This was no mean feat, with swingeing cuts to growth forecasts for coming years requiring some big revenue-raising measures from the Chancellor to shore up the public finances'

Ian McConnell: 'This was no mean feat, with swingeing cuts to growth forecasts for coming years requiring some big revenue-raising measures from the Chancellor to shore up the public finances'

A Budget far less chaotic and dramatic than billed but with big tax takes

Salary sacrifice cuts have been a controversial part of this year's budget

Salary sacrifice cuts have been a controversial part of this year's budget

How Budget changes to salary sacrifice could affect your take-home pay

'The key question today is whether the Chancellor is candid when outlining the scale of the fiscal challenge'

'The key question today is whether the Chancellor is candid when outlining the scale of the fiscal challenge'

Business Briefing

Will Rachel Reeves succeed in bridging the UK's credibility gap?

File photo dated 09/09/11 of Mark Jephcott with bottles of Irn Bru as maker AG Barr shrugged off the freezing start to the year and intense competition to report market-beating sales growth. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Tuesday May 28, 2013. See

File photo dated 09/09/11 of Mark Jephcott with bottles of Irn Bru as maker AG Barr shrugged off the freezing start to the year and intense competition to report market-beating sales growth. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Tuesday May 28, 2013. See

Reeves faces Bru Budget backlash as industry warns of 'severe' sugar tax consequences

Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves to set out tax and spending plans

Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves to set out tax and spending plans

Budget 2025 live: Reeves confirms two-child cap scrapped

Marie Macklin says the focus on clean energy jobs should not mean deprioritizing the oil and gas sector

Marie Macklin says the focus on clean energy jobs should not mean deprioritizing the oil and gas sector

Stark facts of living standards 'should give everyone pause for thought'

The Herald brings you everything you need to know about today's Budget

The Herald brings you everything you need to know about today's Budget

What time is the Budget today, what does it mean for Scotland and how can I follow?

Can Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer survive a budget blues Christmas?

Can Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer survive a budget blues Christmas?

Will Reeves and Starmer face a difficult Christmas after the leaky Budget?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves made the announcement today

Chancellor Rachel Reeves made the announcement today

'Deeply misguided': Fury as Chancellor makes tax raid on pension contributions

The lack of wriggle room to increase borrowing meant a much more sombre background to this Budget

The lack of wriggle room to increase borrowing meant a much more sombre background to this Budget

Revenue-raisers take centre stage in Chancellor's budget

Electric car charging at plug in charge station in a public car park in Suffolk, UK

Electric car charging at plug in charge station in a public car park in Suffolk, UK

EV Drivers hit with new 3p-per-mile charge from 2028

Chancellor of Exchequer Rachel Reeves mixing a gin with co-founder and Sipsmith's Master Distiller Jared Brown during a visit to the Sipsmith Distillery in Chiswick West London

Chancellor of Exchequer Rachel Reeves mixing a gin with co-founder and Sipsmith's Master Distiller Jared Brown during a visit to the Sipsmith Distillery in Chiswick West London

Price of beer, wine and spirits to increase following budget announcement

Here is how to watch the 2025 Budget this afternoon

Here is how to watch the 2025 Budget this afternoon

When will the 2025 UK Budget be announced? See time and how to watch

New recipe Irn-Bru in firing line as Rachel Reeves tightens sugar tax threshold

New recipe Irn-Bru in firing line as Rachel Reeves tightens sugar tax threshold

New recipe Irn-Bru in firing line as Rachel Reeves tightens sugar tax threshold

The tax and spending changes to be announced tomorrow by the Chancellor will likely struggle to define the vision of this Labour government

The tax and spending changes to be announced tomorrow by the Chancellor will likely struggle to define the vision of this Labour government

Pick'n'mix Budget 2025 will lack coherent strategy that the UK desperately needs

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves poses outside 11 Downing Street, London, ahead of the 2024 Budget

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves poses outside 11 Downing Street, London, ahead of the 2024 Budget

McAllan urges Reeves to 'reinvigorate housebuilding' in Wednesday's Budget

Join us on Wednesday when the Chancellor reveals the UK's budget for the next year

Join us on Wednesday when the Chancellor reveals the UK's budget for the next year

Join The Herald on Wednesday for unrivalled coverage of the 2025 Budget

Like Scotland fans for large parts of Tuesday night, small business owners will be watching this week's Budget pronouncements through their fingers

Like Scotland fans for large parts of Tuesday night, small business owners will be watching this week's Budget pronouncements through their fingers

Crunch time looms as firms brace for Budget decisions

How much will the budget Alcohol Duty increase put up the price of your favourite drink, and what does that do to the economy?

How much will the budget Alcohol Duty increase put up the price of your favourite drink, and what does that do to the economy?

Price of a pint could rise from February as Reeves considers Alcohol Duty hike

Montage showing Rachel Reeves, Aberdeen and an oil rig

Montage showing Rachel Reeves, Aberdeen and an oil rig

Scotland’s energy future could hinge on Wednesday’s Budget

'Given the Chancellor’s reluctance to break her self-imposed fiscal rules, tax rises seem inevitable'

'Given the Chancellor’s reluctance to break her self-imposed fiscal rules, tax rises seem inevitable'

UK politics descends into chaos while real questions go unanswered

Scottish energy giant SSE developed the Beatrice windfarm off Caithness

Scottish energy giant SSE developed the Beatrice windfarm off Caithness

SNP urges Labour to boost offshore wind support as firms warn of lost jobs

Rachel Reeves is expected to break Labour’s manifesto promise not to raise income tax

Rachel Reeves is expected to break Labour’s manifesto promise not to raise income tax

Mark McGeoghegan

Britain at the brink: How Labour’s budget could turn disillusionment into anger

Sales fell during the key autumn period

Sales fell during the key autumn period

Business Insight

Housebuilder joins the pleading chorus as earnings continue to weaken

File photo dated 08/07/24 of Chancellor Rachel Reeves giving a speech at the Treasury in London.

File photo dated 08/07/24 of Chancellor Rachel Reeves giving a speech at the Treasury in London.

Reeves signals possible income tax rise as ‘difficult decisions’ loom

Devolution was meant to give Holyrood greater fiscal autonomy, but it and Westminster remain interdependent

Devolution was meant to give Holyrood greater fiscal autonomy, but it and Westminster remain interdependent

Interplay between Westminster and Holyrood to be put to the political test

Finance Secretary Shona Robison in Holyrood

Finance Secretary Shona Robison in Holyrood

Shona Robison says Scottish Government may have to 'revisit' vow not to hike taxes

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaking in the House of Commons

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaking in the House of Commons

Chancellor’s tax gambit collides with Edinburgh’s housing crisis

Families could be better off if the tax burden was reduced

Families could be better off if the tax burden was reduced

Why Scots families could be celebrating a tax cut – thanks to the SNP

David Thomas said government support is 'essential' to accelerate volumes to help meet the country's housing needs

David Thomas said government support is 'essential' to accelerate volumes to help meet the country's housing needs

Business Insight

The UK's largest housebuilder in cry for help for first-time buyers

Rachel Revees' tax hikes could hit the Scottish Government's budget

Rachel Revees' tax hikes could hit the Scottish Government's budget

What Rachel Reeves didn’t say — and how it could cost Scotland £1bn

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar speaks to the media

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar speaks to the media

Sarwar insists Scottish Labour will not raise income tax despite budget squeeze fears

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers a speech in the media briefing room of 9 Downing Street in central London

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers a speech in the media briefing room of 9 Downing Street in central London

'Each of us must do our bit': Reeves repeatedly refuses to rule out income tax rise

The 'golden quarter' of festive trading is crucial for many retailers

The 'golden quarter' of festive trading is crucial for many retailers

A Budget isn't just for Christmas