Healey’s Bank Tax Hike to Be Less Severe Than Lenders Feared

Bloomberg Politics28 October 2026, 10:45 UTCUnited Kingdom

The UK is set to hike bank taxes less steeply than feared, as Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey seeks to balance the competitiveness of the City with the need to raise funds for voter giveaways in his first budget.

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