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CMA Annual Plan 2025 to 2026

The CMA’s annual plan for 2025 to 2026 sets out an ambitious programme of work to support economic growth and long-term prosperity for the UK.

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Annual Plan 2025 to 2026 (printable version)

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the UK’s lead competition and consumer authority. 

Our Annual Plan for 2025 to 2026 sets out how we will prioritise action to drive growth and investment whilst fulfilling our core purpose to promote competition and protect consumers.

This will include:

  • improving key aspects of how we work, driving greater pace, predictability, proportionality and improved process

  • supporting the UK government’s Industrial Strategy, using our powers to drive growth and unlock investment

  • using new powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act to unlock opportunities for growth across the UK digital economy and the wider economy; and enhance consumer confidence by supporting business compliance and tackling poor corporate practices

Press release: CMA’s Annual Plan to drive growth by promoting competition, protecting consumers and enhancing business and investor confidence

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Published 27 March 2025

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