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Chancellor mulls hiking taxes on banks - report

By Abigail Townsend

Date: Friday 16 Oct 2026

(Sharecast News) - Bank stocks came under pressure on Friday, after it was reported that chancellor John Healey was considering hitting the sector with a fresh wave of taxes.
Speaking from Bangkok, where he was attending the International Monetary Fund's annual meeting, Healey called Britain's banks "part of the jewel" in...

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