Government U-turns again on date of new fiscal plan Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves says the Government should 'get a grip' Wales Online · Oct 4, 2022
‘We must stay the course with tax plan,’ Chancellor to say in crunch Tory conference speech Kwasi Kwarteng will defend his planned tax cuts following criticism from Michael Gove Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2022
6 dramatic flashpoints facing new PM Liz Truss at chaotic Tory party conference Once the darling of the Tory grassroots, the new Prime Minister heads into her party's annual conference in Birmingham facing mutinous mutterings from her own MPs Daily Mirror · Oct 1, 2022
Kwasi Kwarteng to keep expert OBR Budget verdict secret for nearly two months Chancellor resists calls for ‘reset moment’ for economy despite OBR promising forecast next Friday The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022
Why OBR forecast is being held back until Kwarteng’s next fiscal plan Huge policy changes are needed to get UK back on track – so early publication would give an incomplete picture The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022
The Guardian view on Tory shock therapy: the wrong medicine for the country Editorial: Liz Truss’s policies have put the Tories behind Labour by 30 points. Without reversing course she will be in office but not in power The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022
The Leader podcast: Could Liz Truss OBR talks be a turning point? The Prime Minister, Chancellor and the Office for Budget Responsibility have held crisis talks as concerns continue to grow about the economy. Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2022
The huge fallout from the mini-Budget has quelled its positive growth measures Chancellor Kwasi Kwartang should have asked to independent Office for Budget Responsibility to assess the impact of his mini-Budget Birmingham Post · Sep 30, 2022
Top Tory bizarrely claims mini-Budget 'so detailed' it couldn't be assessed by watchdog Treasury Minister Andrew Griffith suggested the Office for Budget Responsibility would have struggled to get through the 40-page document in time - directly contradicting the watchdog Daily Mirror · Sep 30, 2022
Treasury to delay publishing OBR forecast by six weeks after 7 October delivery – as it happened Budget watchdog to give assessment of fiscal plans next week but public will have to wait until chancellor’s November statement The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022
Liz Truss holds emergency talks with budget watchdog after failing to calm markets Liz Truss was due to hold emergency talks with the Office for Budget Responsibility today as the Government scrambles to calm market panic in the wake of the disastrous mini-Budget Daily Mirror · Sep 29, 2022
Warning to home buyers after stamp duty cut in mini budget The Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed a cut in stamp duty Liverpool Echo · Sep 23, 2022
Five charts that will underpin chancellor’s mini-budget From soaring inflation and gas prices to tax take and national debt, these are the trend lines that frame Kwasi Kwarteng’s calculations The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022
Fiscal watchdog ready to publish forecast for new PM’s spending plans The OBR’s confirmation puts the new government in the position of having to formally reject its offer. The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2022 New PM’s spending plans must face scrutiny, says Treasury committee chair Mel Stride says OBR must provide fiscal forecasts as Liz Truss urged to ‘come clean’ on promised tax cuts
The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022 Labour calls for ‘national mission’ on home insulation to tackle soaring bills Labour has set out plans to upgrade 19 million homes across the country over the next decade in a major insulation project.
Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2022 The Standard View: So, Rishi, Liz, Sajid, Suella, Jeremy, Kemi, Penny, Grant, Nadhim and Tom: Where’s the money to cut tax coming from? Perhaps the most useful thing the candidates for the Tory party leadership might do over the next few days is to read the sobering report last week by the Office for Budget Responsibility. That report points out that “at over 90 per cent of GDP, public debt is now more…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2022 UK’s public finances on ‘unsustainable’ long-term path; house prices surge despite squeeze – as it happened Office for Budget Responsibility warns the world is becoming a riskier place, as UK faces cost of aging population and loss of fuel duty
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2022 Labour urges spending watchdog to assess impact of chancellor’s £21bn package Shadow Treasury secretary asks Office for Budget Responsibility to examine Rishi Sunak’s emergency cost of living measures
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2022 Thursday briefing: The cost of living strategies that could actually work In this morning’s newsletter: Archie Bland talks to economics correspondent Richard Partington about what more the government could do to help the worst off in society
The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022 Even now, Sunak and the Tories cannot let austerity go This government is faced with a collapse in real incomes, spending, and its own popularity. But still it will not act
The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022 UK facing unprecedented hit to national income from inflation – Bank deputy The Office for Budget Responsibility said last week that households will suffer the biggest fall in income since records began in 1956.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022 Cost of living crisis hitting economic outlook as firms hike prices – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022 UK set for biggest fall in living standards since records began, as inflation eats into GDP growth The chancellor may face mounting pressure to increase help for households in the months ahead with an £830 rise in energy bills in October, the Office for Budget Responsibility has warned