The Papers: 'Budget for a difficult moment' and Netanyahu's 'fate in balance'
Summary
UK newspapers focus on Chancellor John Healey’s upcoming Budget, which reports say may include help with energy bills and funding for infrastructure and other projects. Other front-page stories cover Israel’s election, King Charles’s remarks about slavery in the Bahamas, and several domestic and sports stories.Key Facts
- The Budget is scheduled to be delivered at lunchtime on Wednesday.
- The Guardian reports that Healey is expected to make limited changes and postpone major tax and spending decisions until next year.
- The Times says the Budget will scrap green levies on energy bills.
- The Financial Times reports that £20.4 billion in additional capital will support the state’s business lender and infrastructure bank over five years.
- The i Paper says lower-income households are expected to receive extra help with energy bills.
- The Daily Mail reports that £5.5 billion has been set aside to support a 3.5% increase in benefits for about 10 million people.
- The Independent reports that Israel held a record-turnout election, the first since the October 7 attacks, and says Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future is uncertain.
- The Daily Telegraph reports that King Charles described slavery as a source of great suffering during his visit to the Bahamas.
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