What to look out for in the Autumn Budget 2024

By Daniel Gayne2024-10-29T14:00:00

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Wednesday will see Rachel Reeves deliver her first Budget statement as chancellor. Daniel Gayne explains what it may have in store for construction.

While construction will be hoping to see a few attractive looking rabbits to be pulled out of Rachel Reeves’ hat tomorrow, it seems unlikely to be a particularly surprising Budget for the sector, with so many of its key issues of interest being trailed or pre-announced.

The extent of the chancellor’s pre-Budget announcements were such that she received a telling off from the speaker of the House of Commons, who specifically criticised her decision to announce a change to the government’s fiscal rules to the media before parliament.

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