The Autumn Budget 2025 comes at a time when the public finances are under renewed strain. Forecast downgrades, movements in gilt yields, and earlier policy decisions have eaten into the fiscal buffer, leaving headroom significantly reduced ahead of the next assessment. The size of the consolidation required will depend on the scale of the OBR’s revisions, but current estimates suggest a tightening in the region of £20–30bn may be needed simply to restore the position previously assumed. If the downgrade is larger than anticipated, the consolidation requirement will rise accordingly.
This report details, sector-by-sector, the announcements and media speculation framing the Autumn Budget 2025 as well as the key asks stakeholders are pushing for.
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