{
  "id": 17160413,
  "title": "Healey backs away from cutting welfare cost amid warnings of public finance shortfall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/healey-backs-away-from-cutting-welfare-cost-amid-warnings-of-public",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-29T20:02:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/29/john-healey-budget-backs-away-from-cutting-welfare-public-finance-shortfall"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Experts round on chancellor over ‘scattergun’ budget, saying he ducked big tax and spending decisions John Healey has backed away from cutting the cost of welfare this parliament, amid dire warnings his first budget could lead to brutal spending cuts because of a £28bn shortfall in public finances. Experts rounded on Healey’s steady-as-she-goes budget on Thursday, with the Institute for Fiscal…",
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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."
}