Autumn Budget: what it means for construction

The Autumn Budget will set tax and spending decisions that shape construction demand in the year ahead. Join BCIS for a post-Budget briefing on what has changed for the sector and what it could mean for costs, tender prices and workloads.

The Chancellor has little room to manoeuvre. Our speakers will examine how the government has balanced its fiscal rules with its commitments on housing and infrastructure. We’ll look at capital spending plans for health, education, defence and transport, and what they suggest about the public sector work likely to come to market. We’ll also assess progress against the government’s 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy, including how much of the pipeline has funding and a timetable behind it.

Costs will be a central theme. We’ll look at any changes affecting employer National Insurance, the National Living Wage and skills levies, alongside the potential effects of energy prices and carbon border measures on materials such as steel and cement. For housing, we’ll consider affordable housing funding, planning reform and the Building Safety Levy, and what these could mean for scheme viability.

We’ll set the announcements against the latest BCIS forecasts for building costs, tender prices and output, and the Office for Budget Responsibility’s outlook for the wider economy. With private investment weak, we’ll ask whether the Budget gives clients greater confidence to proceed with projects.

We’ll also consider the political response to the Budget, including whether it changes the prospect of an early general election and what that could mean for the continuity of housing and infrastructure policy.

Register to hear BCIS’s assessment of what the Autumn Budget means for construction.

Date: 12 Nov 2026

Time: 11am