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October 28, 2025

UK startups lay out demands for ‘make or break’ Budget

Lobby groups pitch greater investment and fewer restrictions ahead of crunch announcement

One month ahead of the UK’s annual Budget announcement, the country’s tech ecosystem has laid out its demands for the coming year, in what some have called a “make or break” moment for its relationship with the government. 

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Martin Coulter

Martin Coulter is Sifted's news editor, based in London. You can follow him on LinkedIn and X

Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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