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IMF raises UK growth forecast but expects 3.3% inflation

The UK government has confirmed that the Budget will be held on 28 October 2026.

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ECONOMY

When is the Budget? Wednesday 28 October 2026

The ONS bulletin that confirms the date gives no start time, and its latest borrowing figures are measured against the OBR’s March forecast.

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A Chancellor of the Exchequer holds the red Budget box outside Downing Street on an earlier Budget day, with onlookers behind.