Finance Act 2026
The Finance Act 2026 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Royal Assent
- Rachel Reeves
- 2 December 2025
- 20 March 2026
What the bill does
A Bill to make provision in connection with finance.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading2 DEC 2025 · COMMONS
- 2nd reading16 DEC 2025 · COMMONS
- Programme motion16 DEC 2025 · COMMONS
- Committee of the whole House12 JAN 2026 · COMMONS
- Committee stage27 JAN 2026 · COMMONS
- Ways and Means resolution11 MAR 2026 · COMMONS
- Report stage11 MAR 2026 · COMMONS
- 3rd reading11 MAR 2026 · COMMONS
- Committee negatived17 MAR 2026 · LORDS
- Royal Assent (current stage)18 MAR 2026 · UNASSIGNED
What Royal Assent means, and what happens next
The bill has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
Its provisions come into force on the date the Act specifies, which may be immediately, on a set date, or when a minister makes a commencement order.
Read the full guide to this stage: What happens at Royal Assent
Official bill page on parliament.uk
Questions about the Finance Act 2026
- What stage is the Finance Act 2026 at?
- The Finance Act 2026 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Has the Finance Act 2026 become law?
- Yes. The Finance Act 2026 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Who sponsored the Finance Act 2026?
- The Finance Act 2026 was sponsored by Rachel Reeves.
- When was the Finance Act 2026 introduced?
- It was introduced to Parliament on 2 December 2025, at first reading.
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