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

But the only reason Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, will address the House of Commons on Wednesday is because, by law, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is required to produce two ...

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

The Office for Budget Responsibility used to be king for Labour. The country’s economic forecaster offered the party the chance to cement in the minds of the British electorate that its leaders ...

Sir Keir Starmer has taken a swipe at the independent Office for Budget Responsibility, criticising the UK fiscal watchdog’s decision not to “score” the job creation impact of the government’s welfare ...

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 is ...

Angela Rayner's workers' rights overhaul could have a "negative" impact on employment, a member of the budget watchdog has said. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has said they have not yet ...

Staff in Angela Rayner's own department have voted to go on strike after being told to come into the office more often.

UK Office for Budget Responsibility questioned over Spring Statement [This post contains video, click to play] Source: ...

The Chancellor has been accused of repeating the same failures she made in her first Budget as she delivered her spring budget.

New forecasts by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) show interest rates will stay higher for the rest of the decade than previously predicted, which could make borrowing more expensive for ...

The Government spent £296.3 billion on welfare in 2023/24, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). This is the equivalent of 10.9% of UK GDP (gross domestic product, or the total ...