Autumn Statement set for 22 November 2023

Accompanied by OBR forecast

HM Treasury has set 22 November 2023 for this year’s Autumn Statement, to be accompanied by an Office for Budget Responsibility forecast.

In a tweet, it was confirmed that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt would present his statement to parliament alongside an OBR report. Tom Selby, head of retirement policy at AJ Bell, said the date leaves plenty of time to assess whether Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has met his target to halve inflation. "It would clearly be a huge blow to the prime minister and former chancellor, not to mention the Conservative Party at the next election, if he fails to deliver on one of his key economic pledges," he said. "That ever-nearing election will inevitably colour the chancellor's Autumn Statement announ...