# UK finance minister Healey walks fiscal tightrope ahead of first budget

https://mins.news/en/item/47905

- Reuters, 2026-09-07 05:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-finance-minister-healey-walks-fiscal-tightrope-before-first-budget-2026-09-07/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a9e4be1abedf1000171bc39

> Britain’s new finance minister, John Healey, must soon determine the right balance for a budget that could define Andy Burnham’s premiership. Healey, a former trade unionist, has supported light-touch rules for banks.

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