Poll: Should Healey have done more for investors in the Budget?

Investors avoided capital gains tax and dividend tax hikes in John Healey’s first Budget, but did the chancellor miss an opportunity to boost investing in the UK? Tell us what you think in our poll.

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey poses with the Budget Box as he leaves 11 Downing Street in central London on October 28, 2026
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Chancellor John Healey’s first Autumn Budget didn’t bring much delight to many investors, but equally it didn’t bring much pain either.

The chancellor declined to tax investments more, keeping capital gains tax and dividend rates untouched, although he did target landlords with a further tax hike on property income.

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