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From: Budget 2026 live: Latest updates, analysis and fact checks

Healey has ruled out changes to 60% 'tax trap' for higher earners, Telegraph reports

The Chancellor, John Healey, has ruled out any changes to the so-called 60% 'tax trap' for higher earners, the Telegraph understands.

The report comes from the Telegraph's Tony Diver in a post on X. The Treasury has not confirmed it.

It is the latest reported ruling-out ahead of the Budget, which Healey delivers to the Commons on Wednesday 28 October. Like other pre-Budget briefings, it remains a report until it is confirmed in the statement or by the Treasury.

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