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Banks Study the Budget Menu

October 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT · New York time

Senior banking executives told the BBC they expect higher taxes in the chancellor’s Budget later this month. Their expectation is a view of what may happen, not an announced tax measure. Businesses consider policy changes before the details arrive, creating a familiar pre-Budget atmosphere in which every sector listens for its name. Banks are nervously studying a bill before anyone has presented it. Institutions accustomed to explaining charges to customers now await the government’s explanation of what might be added to theirs. The menu, for once, is on the other side of the desk.

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