Healey Says UK to Raise Bank Surcharge to 6%

Bloomberg Politics28 October 2026, 13:23 UTCUnited Kingdom

The UK government is imposing an additional 3% tax on banks’ profits, increasing the existing surcharge to 6%, Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey said in his budget speech in the House of Commons on Wednesday. (Source: Bloomberg)

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