# Wednesday briefing: What do readers want from the Burnham government’s first budget?

https://mins.news/en/item/118573

- The Guardian, 2026-10-28 06:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/28/wednesday-briefing-we-asked-you-what-do-you-want-from-the-burnham-governments-first-budget

> Chancellor John Healey is set to unveil the Burnham government’s first budget, which the Treasury has described as low-key and aimed at easing pressure on low- and middle-income households. Healey has pledged to follow Labour’s fiscal rules. Readers and people struggling with living costs told the newsletter what they want the budget to change.

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