Spring Statement 2026

3 minutes to readSpring Statement 3 March 2026: Is that it? The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered her Spring Statement on 3 March 2026. Despite repeated confident assertions that the government had the “right economic plan”, good news on the economy was thin on the ground. Unemployment is expected to rise to 5.3% later this year, and the Office …

Spring Statement 2025- comment & summary

4 minutes to readThe Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, was keen to remind us that today’s announcements were not a Budget, and that the Spring Statement did not raise any taxes for “working people”. Whilst that was a relief for many taxpayers, a closer examination of the documents published alongside the Spring Statement reveals a raft of tax announcements. Administration …