Healey seeks to steer UK through ‘difficult moment’ with low-key budget

British finance minister John Healey is set to announce a cautious budget plan on Wednesday as he tries to avoid piling more bond market pressure on the new government of Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

Banks, gambling firms and online marketplaces such as Amazon AMZN.O and Temu PDD.O are expected to be hit with higher taxes. That would help to pay for support for poorer households facing high energy bills and to freeze fuel duty for drivers....