Budget Responsibility

Most people have probably barely heard of the Office for Budget Responsibility, known as the OBR. The unaccountable super quango has become a great power of the land.

25 days ago

You really have changed your tune, Sir Keir! Prime Minister says he 'personally struggles' with once-lauded OBR after it refused to accept Labour's claim benefits cuts will get people back into work

found 2025 › Apr › 08 (Tue) @ 23:50 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Prime Minister said he 'personally struggled' with the Office for Budget Responsibility's (OBR) approach in assessing a package of welfare reforms in the Spring Statement.

Starmer criticises watchdog's benefits forecasts

found 2025 › Apr › 08 (Tue) @ 17:25 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

The PM says he "struggles" with how the Office for Budget Responsibility calculates the impact his policies.

37 days ago

Millions of retirees face paying some of their state pension straight back to HMRC in 'bizarre tax cliff edge'

found 2025 › Mar › 27 (Thu) @ 16:23 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Latest forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility showed how the state pension is set to rise by 4.6 per cent next April.

Brace yourselves: Taxes are heading for a record high - and there's every chance that they will be going up even higher

found 2025 › Mar › 27 (Thu) @ 06:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicted today that the tax take will climb to 37.7 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2027-28.

ALEX BRUMMER: The Office for Budget Responsibility must be stripped of its powers or all our wallets will suffer

found 2025 › Mar › 27 (Thu) @ 06:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

ALEX BRUMMER: 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).

Angela Rayner's workers' rights bonanza 'will hammer jobs market and the economy', watchdog warns

found 2025 › Mar › 27 (Thu) @ 06:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

In a blow to Labour's deputy leader, the Office for Budget Responsibility said it did not have enough detail about her Employment Rights Bill to deliver a full verdict on its consequences.

38 days ago

Trump trade war would deal ‘major blow’ to UK growth

found 2025 › Mar › 26 (Wed) @ 17:46 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

Britain’s GDP faces a 1 percent hit in the most extreme scenario modeled by the Office for Budget Responsibility.

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