PoliticsJohn Healey faces questions over budget leak that moved bank share prices

Meg Hillier, chair of the Commons Treasury select committee, has asked the Treasury and the FCA to investigate whether Bloomberg’s early report on a bank tax surcharge change amounted to an improper release of inside information. Bank shares moved before the budget was announced, and Healey faces questions about whether he allowed the leak.

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