Budget 2024

Get impartial information in real time as we live fact check Rachel Reeves' autumn budget starting 12:30 on Wednesday, 30 October.

30 October 2024

Autumn Budget 2024: fact checked

Our round-up looks at several claims from Rachel Reeves’ first Budget as chancellor—on National Insurance, growth, bus fares and more.

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29 October 2024

How much are we spending on health?

Our quick explainer on the state of UK health spending before the Autumn 2024 Budget.

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28 October 2024

What does Labour mean when it talks about “working people”?

Ahead of the Autumn Budget, Full Fact investigates a term Labour politicians haven’t given a consistent definition of, despite it featuring in the party’s manifesto.

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24 October 2024

Supermassive black hole: how big is the fiscal challenge facing Rachel Reeves?

A number of figures supposedly showing the size of the ‘black hole’ in the government’s spending plans have been circulating ahead of the Autumn Budget. We take a look at what they actually mean.

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24 October 2024

Budget 2024: Is Labour right to claim there’s a £22 billion ‘black hole’ in the public finances?

It’s been a key government claim since the election - but what does it actually mean? Ahead of the 2024 Autumn Budget, we take a closer look.

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