Britain’s fiscal watchdog, reckoned she had over-egged the savings by a billion-plus. Cue a hasty rejig and even deeper cuts.

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

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

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

The chair of Britain's Office for Budget Responsibility, Richard Hughes, said on Tuesday that he had asked to serve a second five-year term heading the body that produces independent growth and ...

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 ...

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves clawed back £14 billion ($18 billion) worth of fiscal room with cuts to welfare and ...

The OBR forecast that CPI inflation will average 3.2% this year, before to 2.1% in 2026 and meeting the 2% target from 2027 onwards. Economic blows meant the current budget would have been in deficit ...

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 ...

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

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 ...