Building’s Budget Scorecard: did Healey’s announcements deliver for construction?

2026-11-02T11:17:00+00:00

Construction leaders gave John Healey’s first Budget as chancellor a cautious 5.9 out of 10. Carl Brown reports on how they rated it across nine key themes, from retrofit and infrastructure to housebuilding and skills

Building’s Budget Scorecard: did Healey’s announcements deliver for construction?

By Carl Brown

Construction leaders gave John Healey’s first Budget as chancellor a cautious 5.9 out of 10. Carl Brown reports on how they rated it across nine key themes, from retrofit and infrastructure to housebuilding and skills

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