# Budget 2026 live: chancellor says ending gas standing charges will save 60% of homes £45 a year

https://mins.news/en/item/118753

- The Guardian, 2026-10-28 08:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2026/oct/28/budget-2026-latest-updates-john-healey-andy-burnham-labour-uk-politics

> Chancellor John Healey is due to deliver the first budget of Andy Burnham’s government. The Treasury says removing fixed gas standing charges could save around 60% of households an average of £45 a year. Burnham and Healey are presenting the change as the beginning of wider energy-market reform.

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