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28/10/2026

Providing support means raising some taxes, says Healey

Healey says providing support means raising some tax and he's done so in a "balanced way".
The chancellor says he is reducing the threshold for business asset disposal relief in capital gains tax from £1m to £500,000, which will mean "no change for three in four claimants".

28/10/2026

Providing support means raising some taxes, says Healey
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Healey says providing support means raising some tax and he's done so in a "balanced way".
The chancellor says he is reducing the threshold for business asset disposal relief in capital gains tax from £1m to £500,000, which will mean "no change for three in four claimants".

28/10/2026

Chancellor axes Reeves' plan to cut tax-free cash ISA allowance
John Healey now announces he will not carry out a plan announced by his predecessor, Rachel Reeves.
The chancellor says he is taking a "new approach today" in order to encourage more people on "ordinary incomes to save and invest".
Healey says: "I will not go ahead with the cut to the tax-free amount that people can put into a cash ISA. The limit will stay at £20,000 per year, tax-free, for people of all ages.
"And to make investment accessible, I will work with the sector to create a new 'Starter ISA' to reward first-time investors."
Reeves has originally announced the tax-free allowance on cash ISAs would be reduced to £12,000 to encourage people to invest their money in stocks and shares ISAs, but this is now not going ahead.

28/10/2026

Fuel duty frozen till July, but what about a cut that would’ve been helpful?

28/10/2026

Here is what he has been announcing...
Commitment to meet the fiscal rules that day-to-day spending must be covered by tax receipts (stability rule) and that debt must be falling as a percentage of GDP (investment rule), with the budget deficit to be eliminated within three years
Introduction of a cost control framework to drive down energy bills and a levy to fund hydrogen projects scrapped in favour of direct government funding
Extending VAT cut on electricity bills to July next year
Standing charges from household gas bills removed and plans for similar reforms for electricity bills
Payment of £100 to households in council tax bands A to D to help with energy bills
Tariffs on over 100 supermarket products suspended to reduce prices
National minimum wage and national living wage to be increased by 3.9%
Paid parental leave extended to self-employed fathers and their partners
Threshold for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses to be eligible for business rate relief extended from £12,000 to £18,000

28/10/2026

Healey announces £100 energy payment for households
The chancellor has announced his first 'rabbit out of the hat': A £100 energy payment for households.
John Healey points to the announcement made this morning about removing standing charges from gas bills.
He then says: "I know that with the conflict in the Middle East, rising energy bills are a real worry. I know that people look to government at times like this, not to solve all their problems, but to give them a bit of breathing space.
"So today I'm taking one further step: this winter for 20 million households in council tax bands A to D, I'm announcing a £100 energy payment for households."

28/10/2026

The way in which income tax is calculated will change from April 2027, as separate rates of tax are introduced for property income and changes are made to the beneficial ordering rule for allowances and reliefs.

13/10/2026

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Vishing – or voice phishing – makes it easy for criminals to pose as an organisation’s IT department, using social engineering techniques to steal credentials and MFA codes, giving them access to networks. Here we look at how it works and how to guard against it.

13/10/2026

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The way in which income tax is calculated will change from April 2027, as separate rates of tax are introduced for property income and changes are made to the beneficial ordering rule for allowances and reliefs.

06/10/2026

https://www.icaew.com/insights/viewpoints-on-the-news/2026/oct-2026/cyber-inside-the-evolving-world-of-cyber-crime?utm_campaign=Members%20-%20ICAEW&utm_medium=email&utm_source=3199183_ICAEWDaily_News_06October2026&utm_content=Cyber%3A%20inside%20the%20evolving%20world%20of%20cyber%20crime&dm_i=47WY,1WKI7,JWIKG,8TZ78,1,0,0,0

Technology investigative journalist and author Geoff White explores the growing sophistication of cyber criminals, from unlikely alliances between organised crime and nation states to the rise of cross-border money-laundering networks and AI-enabled attacks, and why good cyber hygiene is vital.