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Faisal Islam: Inflation and borrowing figures illustrate chancellor's Budget challenge

Katherine Langford

Editor-in-Chief · Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 10:20 AM · 1 min read

Faisal Islam: Inflation and borrowing figures illustrate chancellor's Budget challenge — BBC Business, Berlin Business news — Image: BBC Business

The economic figures released on Wednesday show the constraints for John Healey as he puts the finishing touches to his Budget.

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