Readers can test their own budget ahead of John Healey's 28 October autumn budget

Summary

The Guardian has published an interactive game that lets readers try to balance the books as chancellor before the autumn budget. John Healey is due to announce the budget to parliament on 28 October. According to the article, the chancellor must balance raising the money needed for services that voters demand, keeping taxes at levels voters accept, and persuading bond markets that the government can keep paying its debts.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   22 Oct 2026, 08:04 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that its interactive budget game lets readers try to balance the books as chancellor, weighing services, taxes and bond market confidence, ahead of John Healey's autumn budget on 28 October.