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		<title>BMF issues reaction to the Autumn 2025 Budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="199" src="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bmf-ceo-john-newcomb-300x199.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="The BMF has written to the Chancellor in advance of next month’s Budget urging him to “take action on housing, social mobility, inheritance tax and the cost of doing business to stimulate local economic growth and enhance regional productivity.”" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bmf-ceo-john-newcomb-300x199.jpg 300w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bmf-ceo-john-newcomb-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bmf-ceo-john-newcomb-768x510.jpg 768w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bmf-ceo-john-newcomb-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bmf-ceo-john-newcomb-2048x1361.jpg 2048w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bmf-ceo-john-newcomb-765x510.jpg 765w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>The Builders Merchants Federation has offered a mixed response to the Budget announcement, critiquing “we needed to see a jumpstart to get the sector moving.”</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/bmf-issues-reaction-to-the-autumn-2025-budget/">BMF issues reaction to the Autumn 2025 Budget</a> appeared first on <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk">Professional Builders Merchant</a>.</p>
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		<title>Construction industry responds to 2025 Autumn Budget</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/chancellor-of-the-exchequer-rachel-reeves-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="PBM presents a number of reactions from the construction sector - including merchants, manufacturers and trade organisations - to the Autumn Budget." decoding="async" srcset="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/chancellor-of-the-exchequer-rachel-reeves-300x200.jpg 300w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/chancellor-of-the-exchequer-rachel-reeves-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/chancellor-of-the-exchequer-rachel-reeves-768x511.jpg 768w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/chancellor-of-the-exchequer-rachel-reeves-765x510.jpg 765w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/chancellor-of-the-exchequer-rachel-reeves.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>PBM presents a number of reactions from the construction sector - including merchants, manufacturers and trade organisations - to the Autumn Budget.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/construction-industry-responds-to-2025-autumn-budget/">Construction industry responds to 2025 Autumn Budget</a> appeared first on <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk">Professional Builders Merchant</a>.</p>
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		<title>Merchant and construction sector responds to Autumn Budget 2024</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="201" src="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rachel-reeves-budget-a-2024-300x201.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="PBM presents a number of reactions from the builders’ merchant and wider construction sector to the Autumn Budget - the first from the new Labour Government." decoding="async" srcset="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rachel-reeves-budget-a-2024-300x201.jpg 300w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rachel-reeves-budget-a-2024-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rachel-reeves-budget-a-2024-768x515.jpg 768w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rachel-reeves-budget-a-2024-765x510.jpg 765w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rachel-reeves-budget-a-2024.jpg 1366w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>PBM presents a number of reactions from the builders’ merchant and wider construction sector to the Autumn Budget - the first from the new Labour Government.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/merchant-and-construction-sector-respond-to-autumn-budget-2024/">Merchant and construction sector responds to Autumn Budget 2024</a> appeared first on <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk">Professional Builders Merchant</a>.</p>
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		<title>Selco hosts PM and Chancellor on Budget Day</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/selco-sunak-hunt-070324-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Hours after delivering the Spring Budget, Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt paid a visit to Selco’s Old Kent Road branch." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/selco-sunak-hunt-070324-300x200.jpg 300w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/selco-sunak-hunt-070324-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/selco-sunak-hunt-070324-768x512.jpg 768w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/selco-sunak-hunt-070324-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/selco-sunak-hunt-070324-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/selco-sunak-hunt-070324-765x510.jpg 765w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt visited Selco’s Old Kent Road branch, just hours after the Spring Budget was delivered to a packed House of Commons.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/selco-hosts-pm-and-chancellor-on-budget-day/">Selco hosts PM and Chancellor on Budget Day</a> appeared first on <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk">Professional Builders Merchant</a>.</p>
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		<title>Spring Budget 2024: construction industry responses</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 09:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Following the Spring Budget Statement from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, PBM rounds up a number of responses from the merchant and construction sector:</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/budget-2024-construction-industry-responses/">Spring Budget 2024: construction industry responses</a> appeared first on <a href="https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk">Professional Builders Merchant</a>.</p>
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