The Chancellor said the economy has grown by 2.3% since July 2024 and argued that higher public investment, pension reform and changes to planning, pensions and regulation are helping growth. Opposition MPs criticised her record on taxes and borrowing, while ministers and backbenchers pressed for more of savers’ and pension funds’ money to be channelled into British businesses and infrastructure.

#Economic Strength, #HM Treasury, #Economic Growth, #Public Finances, #Pension Reform, #ISAs, #Capital Gains Tax, #UK Investment

Finance (No. 2) Bill appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 12 Jan 2026, with 54 speakers contributing 188 speeches.

#Income Tax, #Tax Thresholds And Fiscal Drag, #Dividend Tax, #Savings Tax, #Property Income Tax, #Inheritance Tax, #Private Renting, #Public Finances, #Farming