{"id":"uk-finance-ministers-intergovernmental-committee-september-2026","canonicalSlug":"uk-finance-ministers-intergovernmental-committee-september-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/uk-finance-ministers-intergovernmental-committee-september-2026","language":"en","title":"UK and devolved finance ministers discuss spending priorities ahead of Autumn Budget","summary":"The four governments also discussed fiscal pressures and preparations for the 2027 Spending Review.","body":["Finance ministers from the UK, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland met in Cardiff on 17 September at the Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee. The published communiqué says they discussed the economic and fiscal context, including the effects of the Iran conflict and cost-of-living pressures on households.","Ahead of the UK Autumn Budget scheduled for 28 October 2026, ministers considered public-spending, growth and investment priorities. They also discussed preparations for the 2027 UK Spending Review and agreed on continued intergovernmental engagement. The note records discussion and process, not a joint funding decision or new budget allocation."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"UK and devolved finance ministers discuss spending priorities ahead of Autumn Budget\n\nThe four governments also discussed fiscal pressures and preparations for the 2027 Spending Review.\n\nFinance ministers from the UK, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland met in Cardiff on 17 September at the Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee. The published communiqué says they discussed the economic and fiscal context, including the effects of the Iran conflict and cost-of-living pressures on households.\n\nAhead of the UK Autumn Budget scheduled for 28 October 2026, ministers considered public-spending, growth and investment priorities. They also discussed preparations for the 2027 UK Spending Review and agreed on continued intergovernmental engagement. The note records discussion and process, not a joint funding decision or new budget allocation.","category":"fiscal","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-09-17","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-17","translatedAt":"2026-10-05T23:25:11Z","sources":[{"name":"HM Treasury","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/finance-interministerial-standing-committee-17-september-2026/communique-from-the-finance-interministerial-standing-committee-17-september-2026","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-17"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/uk-finance-ministers-intergovernmental-committee-september-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/uk-finance-ministers-intergovernmental-committee-september-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/uk-finance-ministers-intergovernmental-committee-september-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/uk-finance-ministers-intergovernmental-committee-september-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/uk-finance-ministers-intergovernmental-committee-september-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/uk-finance-ministers-intergovernmental-committee-september-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/uk-finance-ministers-intergovernmental-committee-september-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}