# UK finance minister says fiscal discipline will be core of first budget

https://mins.news/en/item/77013

- Reuters, 2026-09-28 12:15 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/uk-finance-minister-says-fiscal-discipline-will-form-core-budget-2026-09-28/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aba5a50206bcd0001fd1c45

> Britain’s finance minister John Healey said fiscal discipline would be central to his first budget on October 28, warning that the cost of servicing the country’s heavy debt burden was diverting funds away from public services.

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