VAT cut to 5% on family experiences (children’s meals out, cinema tickets, theatre, museums, zoos, fairs and attractions) from 25 June to 1 September 2026
Free bus travel for all children aged 5–15 in England for the whole of August 2026
Targeted tariff cuts on food products including bakery goods, chocolate, pasta and nuts
5p fuel duty cut extended for the rest of the year, keeping fuel duty at its lowest rate in over 16 years
12-month road tax holiday for hauliers, saving up to £912 for the largest vehicles
Red diesel duty cut by over a third until the end of the year (for farmers, rail freight and other eligible sectors)
Stronger investigatory powers for the CMA and other regulators to act on “unjustified price hikes during crises.“
