Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, met with U.K. finance minister John Healey to lobby against a proposed windfall tax on banks ahead of the upcoming budget announcement.

US · 2026-09-11

1. Step 1 · The triggerUK government considers a windfall tax on bank profits, directly reducing after-tax earnings for banks operating in the UK
2. Step 2 · Knock-onaffected banks, including US-based institutions with UK subsidiaries, may curb UK lending or reallocate capital to less-taxed markets
3. Step 3 · Reaches youtighter UK credit conditions and higher borrowing costs propagate to US SMEs with UK operations or cross-border banking relationships

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Source: CNBC

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