All eyes were on Rachel Reeves last week Wednesday when the UK delivered the much anticipated Spring budget for 2025, including so interesting updates on the current state of the country’s economy, five-odd months after the Autumn budget speech.
Unsurprisingly, expectations were high and predictions were all over the place regarding changes that were to be made and other issues that may stay the same.
In anticipation of Reeves’ speech, we spoke to business leaders about what they were expecting and hoping to see in the UK’s Spring budget.
Now, in the wake of the announcement, we’ve got experts’ reactions to the budget, including what experts believe this means for businesses in the UK.
Key Takeaways from the 2025 Spring Budget Speech
Budget speeches may not be quite as long as they have been in the past (fun fact: the longest ever continuous budget speech in the UK was about four hours and 45 minutes, delivered by William Gladstone in 1853), but Reeves still managed to pack in a whole lot of important information that has got business leaders…
