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

Our explainer: what is confirmed and what is only reported ahead of the Budget

We report that the Treasury has put five "everyday fixes" on the record ahead of John Healey's first Budget, which the Chancellor is due to deliver in the Commons at about 12:30 today. They include removing import tariffs on more than 100 products and ending the Carer's Allowance "cliff edge".

Reports of a fuel duty freeze and a National Living Wage rise to about £13.20 have not been confirmed by the Treasury.

The Treasury's figure of a saving of up to £21 a year on the food shop is a ceiling, not an average. It also counts tariff suspensions already introduced under Rachel Reeves in June.

Read our explainer: Healey pledges to scrap tariffs on 100-plus products and end Carer's Allowance cliff edge - Budget rumour roundup

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