Repeatedly borrowing more is not a long-term solution to rising day-to-day spending pressures.

Britain's economy is forecast to grow by 1.0% this year, the Office for Budget Responsibility said on Wednesday, halving its estimate made in October. March 26, 2025 UK inflation to average 3.2% ...

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has warned that 3.5 million taxpayers will be dragged into the 40 per cent tax ...

More trouble for U.K. government finances as the 30-year gilt yield rose to the highest level since May 29. The Office for ...

ALEX BRUMMER: The Office for Budget Responsibility must be stripped of its powers or all our wallets will suffer. By ALEX BRUMMER. Published: 18:48 EDT, 26 March 2025 | Updated: 07:42 EDT, 27 ...

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 ...

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast that the triple lock will cost £15.5bn annually by 2029-30, three times ...

Spring Budget: What is the Office for Budget Responsibility and why is it so powerful? Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, will on Wednesday have to respond to the OBR’s forecast for taxes, spending ...

City AM’s City Editor, Simon Hunt, unpicks the stories that get the Square Mile talking Rachel Reeves will do anything to keep the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) on side.

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) monitors the UK government's spending plans and performance. Twice a year, it releases forecasts on the state of the economy and the public finances.

Watch as chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) Richard Hughes held a press conference after Labour's Budget was announced on Wednesday, 30 October. Rachel Reeves, the UK's first ...

The Chancellor will deliver a statement on March 26 in response to the latest forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility watchdog. A minister has declined to rule out the possibility of ...