{
  "id": 16916173,
  "title": "Healey Raises UK Banks Tax, Vows to Keep Finances Stable",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/healey-raises-uk-banks-tax-vows-to-keep-finances-stable",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-28T14:19:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-10-28/healey-raises-uk-banks-tax-vows-to-keep-finances-stable-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey pledged fiscal discipline in the face of harsh global economic conditions as he delivered the first budget of Andy Burnham’s new Labour administration. His measures included a plan to impose an additional 3% tax on banks, increasing the existing surcharge to 6%. Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker reports from Westminster. (Source: Bloomberg)",
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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."
}