Category: Office for Budget Responsibility

Treasury may have broken law by failing to reveal £9.5bn in budget plan, MPs told

Head of OBR says officials should have told it about spending commitments in Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election budgetUK politics live – latest updatesTreasury officials may have broken the law when they failed to alert the...

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Starmer insists pro-growth policies on way after OBR’s budget warnings – UK politics live

PM says budget just ‘first step’ after watchdog said measures would make no difference to growth over five yearsRachel Reeves is now being interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.She is being interviewed by Ed...

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OBR says budget unlikely to lift economic growth over next five years

Forecaster says extra spending revealed by Rachel Reeves will give only a short-term lift to economyRachel Reeves reveals £40bn in tax risesBudget 2024: key points at a glanceLabour has embarked on a “large,...

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Autumn budget: Rachel Reeves raises taxes by £40bn and increases spending on NHS and schools – as it happened

Chancellor announces changes to employers’ national insurance contributions, inheritance tax, capital gains tax and other dutiesBudget 2024: key points at a glanceFull report: Reeves raises taxes as she promises to rebuild...

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Autumn budget live: Rachel Reeves raises taxes by £40bn and increases spending on NHS and schools

Chancellor announces changes to employers’ national insurance contributions, inheritance tax, capital gains tax and other dutiesBudget 2024: key points at a glanceFull report: Reeves raises taxes as she promises to rebuild...

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OBR warns budget is unlikely to lift economic growth over next five years

Forecaster says extra spending revealed by Rachel Reeves will give only a short-term lift to economyRachel Reeves reveals £40bn in tax risesBudget 2024: key points at a glanceAutumn budget live – latest updatesLabour...

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Jeremy Hunt calls on government not to release OBR review into his spending plans

Former chancellor accuses Rachel Reeves of politicising Office for Budget Responsibility by release on budget dayJeremy Hunt has called on the cabinet secretary, Simon Case, to prevent the release of a review by the Office for...

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OBR to publish breakdown of claimed £22bn ‘black hole’ on budget day

Former chancellor Jeremy Hunt says decision to publish findings of review on Wednesday is ‘significant concern’Britain’s fiscal watchdog is to publish a detailed breakdown of the £22bn “black...

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Treasury warns of difficult decisions in budget after September borrowing rise

ONS data shows higher debt interest payments and pay awards for public sector workers pushed figure to £16.6bnBusiness live – latest news updatesThe Treasury has said it will need to take difficult decisions in next...

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Treasury installs ‘guard rails’ to avoid Liz Truss-style budget meltdown

Rachel Reeves is to seek advice from City experts to ensure big projects’ value for money and reassure marketsRachel Reeves, the chancellor, is taking action to ensure her budget plan for a multibillion-pound increase in...

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Infrastructure taskforce to help chancellor avoid financial sector turmoil

Rachel Reeves is to seek advice from City experts to ensure big projects’ value for money and reassure marketsRachel Reeves, the chancellor, is taking action to ensure her budget plan for a multibillion-pound increase in...

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No 10 tells aggrieved ministers to make their departments more cost-efficient

Warning comes after three cabinet members complain to Starmer about chancellor’s proposed budget cutsUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has warned ministers to make their departments more productive...

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