Healey's Budget aims to sustain economic growth amid inflation concerns

Chancellor John Healey is delivering a Budget with unprecedented security measures to prevent leaks, aiming to sustain the UK's unexpectedly strong economic growth. While the economy has outperformed forecasts with GDP growth of 0.6% in Q1 and 0.5% in Q2, inflation unexpectedly rose to 3.5% in September, prompting expectations of a Bank of England rate hike. The Office for Budget Responsibility's predictions have been consistently exceeded, but the Chancellor must balance growth support with investor confidence on borrowing.