The Budget Q&A 2026: The Morning after the night before

Our latest webinar, 'The Budget Q&A: The Morning after the night before', is now available on demand! The morning after the Budget, Richard Grimster, Partner and Head of Tax, Simon Blake and Chand Chudasama, Partners in the Strategy & Corporate Finance team, provided an insightful webinar, unpacking the key announcements, exploring the implications for businesses and individuals, and answering your questions live. The team took a deep dive into the government’s ‘budget scorecard’ and the assumptions behind the timing and quantum of tax, spending and borrowing. They compared this with Rachel Reeves’ 2024 Budget and found a familiar pattern. Like Reeves, Healey has front-loaded expenditure while back-ending the growth in tax receipts. The team also explored what this year’s measures mean for business owners, the narrow reach of the new Founders' Relief, and the burden and risk shared by different groups of taxpayers during a Healey chancellorship. We have more analysis, opinions and insights on our website and on social media, with more articles and posts about the 2026 Autumn Budget following in the coming days and weeks.