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Budget 2026: six charts that reveal the economic realities facing the chancellor

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Briefings

UK Chancellor John Healey faces a complex economic challenge balancing cost-of-living relief against growth targets amid global instability. The budget is scheduled for Wednesday, with households and businesses already under pressure from the Middle East conflict. He must implement 'breathing space' measures to ease living costs while adhering to strict fiscal rules. The article presents six charts illustrating these economic realities, though specific chart details and exact growth figures are not provided in the source.

Key points

• Chancellor John Healey is delivering his first budget on Wednesday, UK households and businesses are under pressure from the Middle East conflict.
• Healey must implement 'breathing space' measures to ease cost-of-living crisis while increasing growth and adhering to fiscal rules.

Context

The UK Chancellor John Healey is preparing his first budget on Wednesday, facing a delicate balancing act to provide breathing space measures to ease the cost of living crisis while increasing growth and sticking to fiscal rules. The budget is being delivered against a febrile backdrop in global markets caused by the war in the Middle East.

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