The 2025 Autumn Budget
Despite Chancellor Rachel Reeves announcing significant changes in last year’s Budget, including capital gains tax (CGT) and inheritance tax (IHT) on pensions from April 2027, she is still facing a sizeable fiscal gap and mounting pressure to keep the UK’s finances on track. With staunch opposition to spending cuts, such as the winter fuel allowance or disability benefits, there may be more tax rises to come in the 2025 Autumn Budget. Whatever comes next, Evelyn Partners will keep you up to date on what these changes are, how they could impact you and strategies to minimise the impact on your financial future.
The Autumn Budget in focus
Watch the first of our exclusive three-part webinar series, which offered a rare opportunity to hear from George Osborne, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, as he shared his perspective on the forces shaping fiscal policy.
The Autumn Budget: One month to go
Watch the second of our exclusive three-part webinar series, where Evelyn Partners’ Gemma Helliwell, Financial Planning Partner and Daniel Casali, Investment Strategy Partner were joined by S&W’s tax specialist Tobi Tallon to explore the potential policy changes on the horizon, the fiscal rules and macroeconomic context shaping the Chancellor’s decisions and considerations for your financial plan ahead of the Autumn Budget.
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“ To fix the hole in the public finances, the Chancellor can borrow more, but the markets are saying enough is enough, she can spend less, but the party is saying enough is enough, or she can tax more. The big question for Rachel Reeves is whether the public is going to say enough is enough to that as well. ”
Autumn Budget FAQs
Government Budgets are the announcement of the official financial plan for the country. The Chancellor provides an update on the state of the economy, including economic forecasts, and announces new spending plans and proposed changes to tax legislation.
The 2025 Autumn Budget will be announced on Wednesday 26 November 2025.
There is no specific rule on when the announced changes must take effect, and there will often be different start dates for different rule changes.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer makes the Budget announcement. The Labour government’s Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will make the 2025 Autumn Budget announcement.
For details on how the Budget changes might affect you, sign up to our Autumn Budget webinar series.