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Budget 2026 live: gas standing charges to be scrapped for millions as chancellor prepares to deliver budget

Published October 28, 2026 4:50 am • Updated October 28, 2026 6:34 am •
Budget 2026 live: gas standing charges to be scrapped for millions as chancellor prepares to deliver budget
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John Healey says UK faces ‘difficult moment’ as he prepares to deliver first budget of Andy Burnham’s governmentYou be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance the booksMartin Lewis said that, when he met John Healey this morning, the chancellor said that, having removed standing charges from gas bills, he would also like to get rid of them from electricity…

John Healey says UK faces ‘difficult moment’ as he prepares to deliver first budget of Andy Burnham’s governmentYou be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance the booksMartin Lewis said that, when he met John Healey this morning, the chancellor said that, having removed standing charges from gas bills, he would also like to get rid of them from electricity…

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Source feed changed: Budget 2026 live: chancellor says scrapping gas standing charges will save 60% of homes £45 a year

Source feed changed: Budget 2026 live: chancellor says scrapping gas standing charges will save 60% of homes £45 a year

Source feed changed: Budget 2026 live: chancellor says scrapping gas standing charges will save 60% of homes £45 a year