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October 28, 2026

UK Budget: Capital gains, work visas and young entrepreneur allowances

Finance minister unveils new measures aimed at improving conditions for British startups and scaleups


UK finance minister John Healey delivers the Budget. Credit: Parliamentlive.tv

The UK government has announced a raft of new economic policies — including changes to tax and visa schemes — designed to help more startups launch and scale in the UK. 

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Maya Dharampal-Hornby

Maya Dharampal-Hornby is a reporter, covering UK tech for Sifted, based in London. She's also the producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

Damisola Sulaiman

Damisola Sulaiman is Sifted's fintech reporter, based in London. She writes Sifted's weekly Fintech newsletter . You can find her on LinkedIn

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