{
  "id": 16859335,
  "title": "Chancellor targets cost of living crisis in budget for a ‘difficult moment’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/chancellor-targets-cost-of-living-crisis-in-budget-for-a-difficult",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-27T22:34:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/27/john-healey-budget-help-with-cost-of-living-deferring-decisions-on-tax-and-spending"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Healey hopes to give ‘hope for the future’ but only modest policies are expected with important decisions deferred John Healey has acknowledged the UK faces a “difficult moment” but insisted he would put the country on a better path as he delivers his first budget on Wednesday against a turbulent global economic backdrop. But despite the international uncertainty, the chancellor will signal…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}