The Chancellor’s Autumn Budget, delivered yesterday on 26 November 2025, offers a complex mix of policies: some welcome reliefs for business, targeted support for households, but also a broad raft of tax increases and fiscal tightening that leave many questions for firms in Bedfordshire and a continued absence of a long-term growth strategy.
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The Chancellor’s Autumn Budget, delivered yesterday on 26 November 2025, offers a complex mix of policies: some welcome reliefs for business, targeted support for households, but also a broad raft of tax increases and fiscal tightening that leave many questions for firms in Bedfordshire and a continued absence of a long-term growth strategy.



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