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

Governments should not use economic forecasts as a cover for political choices.

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 ...

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

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.

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

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said on Wednesday that it expects UK gross domestic product (GDP) to rise by 1% in ...

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said the UK would be £4.1 billion ($5.3 billion) in deficit in 2029/30 had she ...

The OBR is a public body funded by the Treasury that provides independent analysis of public finances and economic forecasts (PA) Kemi Badenoch calls it an “emergency Budget”. The Treasury ...

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