# Budget 2026: John Healey offers £100 to households amid ‘global economic storms’

https://mins.news/en/item/119151

- The Guardian, 2026-10-28 13:17 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/28/budget-2026-john-healey-offers-100-payment-to-households-to-help-navigate-global-economic-storms

> UK chancellor John Healey said 20 million households in council tax bands A to D would receive £100, and extended a VAT cut on electricity bills. He cancelled planned fuel duty rises, pledged to keep deficit-reduction plans on track, and announced higher bank levies and taxes on landlords and savers.

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