Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, will on Wednesday have to respond to the OBR’s forecast for taxes, spending and borrowing ...

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The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) downgraded growth for 2025 but upgraded it for every year after for the rest of ...

Of all the blunders Rachel Reeves has made since becoming Chancellor, none has been greater than her empowerment of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). This 'independent' forecaster ...

The Chancellor will set out the measures as she delivers her spring statement in response to a gloomy economic assessment by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The watchdog’s assessment ...

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves did the minimum to preserve her credibility with markets when she restored her fiscal buffer to ...

Angela Rayner 's workers' rights overhaul could have a "negative" impact on employment, a member of the budget watchdog has ...

A quick analysis by the Chair from the UK Office for Budget Responsibility, Richard Hughes, on the Budget announced to Parliament on Wednesday by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP. The ...

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves will acknowledge she needs to go ‘further and faster to kickstart growth’ in her spring statement .