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The UK Budget

How will this year's Budget affect your business?

Every year the chancellor of the exchequer makes a Budget statement to the House of Commons on the state of the nation's finances and making proposals for changes to taxation. The subsequent Finance Bill then enacts the chancellor's proposals.

Our Insights examine what impact the Budget is likely to have on business.

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Employment and pensions

Employment Law Coffee Break: ERA provisions in force, Budget 2026, and pay transparency

Welcome to our latest Coffee Break in which we look at the latest legal and practical developments impacting UK employers

New -

30/10/2026

Read time 6m

Contingent workforce

Budget 2026: what does it mean for UK contingent workforces?

Budget 2026 brings changes to staffing costs and tax compliance, while businesses await further detail on wider workforce reforms

New -

30/10/2026

Read time 8m

Employment and pensions

UK Budget 2026: what does it hold for pension scheme trustees and employers?

No headline reforms but several important changes are coming

New -

30/10/2026

Read time 7m

Tax

UK Budget 2026: what tax measures were announced?

The chancellor has offered breathing space for businesses and help for entrepreneurs and start-ups

New -

29/10/2026

Read time 6m

Tax

Autumn Budget 2026: what tax measures can the UK expect?

Price of stability may delay difficult decisions on tax

06/10/2026

Read time 5m

The UK Budget

Contingent workforces contend with major reform in the countdown to the UK Budget

Employer costs, worker rights and supply chain risk are at the fore in the month before the chancellor's fiscal plan

01/10/2026

Read time 9m

Incentives, remuneration and benefits

UK Employee Incentives Update | May 2026

In this edition, we focus on the upcoming 6 July employment-related securities returns deadline and some employee tax developments in...

13/05/2026

Read time 1m

Tax

How speed of response and transparency can limit the impact of a UK tax error

Voluntary disclosure to HMRC can sharply reduce penalties and the risk of wider investigation

23/04/2026

Read time 4m

Incentives, remuneration and benefits

UK employee incentives: EMI regime to expand for growing companies from 6 April

Increases in company eligibility limits open the valuable tax-advantaged share option scheme to a wider pool

31/03/2026

Read time 1m

Incentives, remuneration and benefits

UK Employee Incentives Update | January 2026

In this edition, we look at what's ahead for employee incentives in the UK during 2026

15/01/2026

Read time 2m

Energy and Energy Transition

The Energy Transition | Autumn Budget 2025

Welcome to our top picks of the latest energy regulatory and market developments in the UK's transition to net zero

03/12/2025

Read time 6m

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Autumn Budget 2025: what does recent government policy mean for UK life sciences and healthcare?

Targeted R&D support and faster regulatory pathways will be boosted by landmark UK-US pharmaceuticals deal

02/12/2025

Read time 7m

The UK Budget

UK Budget 2025: what it means for the Built Environment

There are few surprises for the sector, as it looks ahead to the progress of planning reforms

28/11/2025

Read time 5m

The UK Budget

UK Autumn Budget 2025: what tax measures were announced?

Chancellor announces a patchwork of tax measures without raising income tax rates

27/11/2025

Read time 9m

Employment and pensions

Employment Law Coffee Break: What does the Budget 2025 mean for employers and reform to non-competes?

Welcome to our latest Coffee Break in which we look at the latest legal and practical developments impacting UK employers

27/11/2025

Read time 6m

The UK Budget

UK Budget 2025: what does it mean for pensions?

Changes to salary sacrifice, surplus and pre-1997 pension, but not to tax-free lump sums

27/11/2025

Read time 6m

The UK Budget

UK Autumn Budget 2025: what tax measures can the UK expect?

Tax rises seem increasingly likely in the Budget, to be held on 26 November

09/10/2025

Read time 8m

The UK Budget

What do venture capitalists need to know about the UK government's policies?

Tax changes and growth plans pose opportunities and challenges for the venture capital community

07/11/2024

Read time 4m

The UK Budget

Autumn Budget 2024: How does the Budget affect commercial real estate in England?

The spending measures announced largely reflect the government's commitments to deliver housing and planning reform

07/11/2024

Read time 5m

The UK Budget

UK Autumn Budget 2024: what are the planning announcements affecting housebuilding?

Rachel Reeves's Budget announces investment in housing and a timeline for policy and legislative change

04/11/2024

Read time 3m

Energy and Energy Transition

The Energy Transition | Autumn Budget 2024

Welcome to our top picks of the latest energy regulatory and market developments in the UK's transition to net zero

04/11/2024

Read time 6m

The UK Budget

How does the UK Budget impact the life sciences and healthcare sector?

Change is afoot as more NHS investment and reforms follow a new industrial strategy and Regulatory Innovation Office

01/11/2024

Read time 4m

The UK Budget

UK Autumn Budget 2024: what UK business tax measures were announced?

Rachel Reeves delivers budget with employers bearing the brunt of her 'difficult decisions' on tax rises

31/10/2024

Read time 8m

The UK Budget

How did the UK Budget affect pensions?

Inheritance tax and national insurance changes are the main focus

31/10/2024

Read time 4m

The UK Budget

UK Autumn Budget 2024: what tax measures can the UK expect?

Tax rises on 'working people' have been ruled out, but increases and changes can be expected in other areas

09/10/2024

Read time 6m

Tax

Spring Budget 2024: what UK business tax measures were announced?

National Insurance cut paves the way for longer-term planned tax cuts

07/03/2024

Read time 7m

Employment and pensions

Employment Law Coffee Break: ERA provisions in force, Budget 2026, and pay transparency

Welcome to our latest Coffee Break in which we look at the latest legal and practical developments impacting UK employers

New -

30/10/2026

Read time 6m

Contingent workforce

Budget 2026: what does it mean for UK contingent workforces?

Budget 2026 brings changes to staffing costs and tax compliance, while businesses await further detail on wider workforce reforms

New -

30/10/2026

Read time 8m

Employment and pensions

UK Budget 2026: what does it hold for pension scheme trustees and employers?

No headline reforms but several important changes are coming

New -

30/10/2026

Read time 7m

Tax

UK Budget 2026: what tax measures were announced?

The chancellor has offered breathing space for businesses and help for entrepreneurs and start-ups

New -

29/10/2026

Read time 6m

Tax

Autumn Budget 2026: what tax measures can the UK expect?

Price of stability may delay difficult decisions on tax

06/10/2026

Read time 5m

The UK Budget

Contingent workforces contend with major reform in the countdown to the UK Budget

Employer costs, worker rights and supply chain risk are at the fore in the month before the chancellor's fiscal plan

01/10/2026

Read time 9m

Incentives, remuneration and benefits

UK Employee Incentives Update | May 2026

In this edition, we focus on the upcoming 6 July employment-related securities returns deadline and some employee tax developments in...

13/05/2026

Read time 1m

Tax

How speed of response and transparency can limit the impact of a UK tax error

Voluntary disclosure to HMRC can sharply reduce penalties and the risk of wider investigation

23/04/2026

Read time 4m

Incentives, remuneration and benefits

UK employee incentives: EMI regime to expand for growing companies from 6 April

Increases in company eligibility limits open the valuable tax-advantaged share option scheme to a wider pool

31/03/2026

Read time 1m

Incentives, remuneration and benefits

UK Employee Incentives Update | January 2026

In this edition, we look at what's ahead for employee incentives in the UK during 2026

15/01/2026

Read time 2m

Energy and Energy Transition

The Energy Transition | Autumn Budget 2025

Welcome to our top picks of the latest energy regulatory and market developments in the UK's transition to net zero

03/12/2025

Read time 6m

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Autumn Budget 2025: what does recent government policy mean for UK life sciences and healthcare?

Targeted R&D support and faster regulatory pathways will be boosted by landmark UK-US pharmaceuticals deal

02/12/2025

Read time 7m

The UK Budget

UK Budget 2025: what it means for the Built Environment

There are few surprises for the sector, as it looks ahead to the progress of planning reforms

28/11/2025

Read time 5m

The UK Budget

UK Autumn Budget 2025: what tax measures were announced?

Chancellor announces a patchwork of tax measures without raising income tax rates

27/11/2025

Read time 9m

Employment and pensions

Employment Law Coffee Break: What does the Budget 2025 mean for employers and reform to non-competes?

Welcome to our latest Coffee Break in which we look at the latest legal and practical developments impacting UK employers

27/11/2025

Read time 6m

The UK Budget

UK Budget 2025: what does it mean for pensions?

Changes to salary sacrifice, surplus and pre-1997 pension, but not to tax-free lump sums

27/11/2025

Read time 6m

The UK Budget

UK Autumn Budget 2025: what tax measures can the UK expect?

Tax rises seem increasingly likely in the Budget, to be held on 26 November

09/10/2025

Read time 8m

The UK Budget

What do venture capitalists need to know about the UK government's policies?

Tax changes and growth plans pose opportunities and challenges for the venture capital community

07/11/2024

Read time 4m

The UK Budget

Autumn Budget 2024: How does the Budget affect commercial real estate in England?

The spending measures announced largely reflect the government's commitments to deliver housing and planning reform

07/11/2024

Read time 5m

The UK Budget

UK Autumn Budget 2024: what are the planning announcements affecting housebuilding?

Rachel Reeves's Budget announces investment in housing and a timeline for policy and legislative change

04/11/2024

Read time 3m

Energy and Energy Transition

The Energy Transition | Autumn Budget 2024

Welcome to our top picks of the latest energy regulatory and market developments in the UK's transition to net zero

04/11/2024

Read time 6m

The UK Budget

How does the UK Budget impact the life sciences and healthcare sector?

Change is afoot as more NHS investment and reforms follow a new industrial strategy and Regulatory Innovation Office

01/11/2024

Read time 4m

The UK Budget

UK Autumn Budget 2024: what UK business tax measures were announced?

Rachel Reeves delivers budget with employers bearing the brunt of her 'difficult decisions' on tax rises

31/10/2024

Read time 8m

The UK Budget

How did the UK Budget affect pensions?

Inheritance tax and national insurance changes are the main focus

31/10/2024

Read time 4m

The UK Budget

UK Autumn Budget 2024: what tax measures can the UK expect?

Tax rises on 'working people' have been ruled out, but increases and changes can be expected in other areas

09/10/2024

Read time 6m

Tax

Spring Budget 2024: what UK business tax measures were announced?

National Insurance cut paves the way for longer-term planned tax cuts

07/03/2024

Read time 7m

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