OBR

OBR chair warns half of Budget tax revenues 'are quite uncertain'

Economics

OBR chair warns half of Budget tax revenues 'are quite uncertain'

Deliverability 'poses challenges'

clock 05 November 2024 • 3 min read
OBR warns Reeves' debt rule could cause 'worsening fiscal sustainability'

Economics

OBR warns Reeves' debt rule could cause 'worsening fiscal sustainability'

Public sector net financial liabilities

clock 04 November 2024 • 2 min read
UK gilt yields hit 2024 high as investors mull over Budget borrowing

Bonds

UK gilt yields hit 2024 high as investors mull over Budget borrowing

10-year gilt yield rises to 4.45%

clock 31 October 2024 • 2 min read
OBR: Undisclosed spending pressures led to 'materially different' Spring Budget forecasts

Economics

OBR: Undisclosed spending pressures led to 'materially different' Spring Budget forecasts

Additional £9.5bn in spending pressures

clock 30 October 2024 • 2 min read
OBR accused of 'political intervention' by ex-chancellor Hunt over spending review

UK

OBR accused of 'political intervention' by ex-chancellor Hunt over spending review

Amid fiscal hole criticism

clock 28 October 2024 • 2 min read
UK finances near 'breaking point' ahead of Budget with public borrowing £1.5bn higher than OBR forecasts

UK

UK finances near 'breaking point' ahead of Budget with public borrowing £1.5bn higher than OBR forecasts

Data for September

clock 22 October 2024 • 3 min read
Rachel Reeves to blame Tories for 'covering up the true state of the public finances'

UK

Rachel Reeves to blame Tories for 'covering up the true state of the public finances'

Puts an end to surprise Mini Budgets

clock 29 July 2024 • 2 min read
Reeves' fiscal lock legislation deemed 'largely performative'

UK

Reeves' fiscal lock legislation deemed 'largely performative'

IFS analysis

clock 22 July 2024 • 1 min read
King's Speech lays out more powers for the Office for Budget Responsibility

UK

King's Speech lays out more powers for the Office for Budget Responsibility

'Fundamental mission' to drive growth

clock 17 July 2024 • 2 min read
Economists flag potential historic divergence between BoE and OBR growth forecasts

Economics

Economists flag potential historic divergence between BoE and OBR growth forecasts

TSC on Spring Budget

clock 13 March 2024 • 3 min read
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