Finance Act 2026

Commons bill Government Bill 2025-26 Act of Parliament

Passed โ€” Royal Assent 18 March 2026
Sponsor
Rachel Reeves (Labour)
+ 1 co-sponsor
  • Lord Livermore (Labour)
Introduced
2 December 2025
Royal Assent
18 March 2026
About this bill

A Bill to make provision in connection with finance.

Parliamentary stages

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Commons
โœ“ First reading 2 Dec 2025
โœ“ Second reading 16 Dec 2025
โœ“ Programme motion 16 Dec 2025
โœ“ Committee of the Whole House 12 Jan 2026
โœ“ Committee stage 27 Jan 2026โ†—
โœ“ Ways and Means resolution 11 Mar 2026
โœ“ Ways and Means resolution 11 Mar 2026
โœ“ Report stage 11 Mar 2026
โœ“ Third reading 11 Mar 2026
Lords
โœ“ First reading 12 Mar 2026
โœ“ Second reading 17 Mar 2026
โœ“ Committee Negatived 17 Mar 2026
โœ“ Third reading 17 Mar 2026
Final stages
โœ“ Royal Assent 18 Mar 2026

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