Articles tagged with: Office for Budget Responsibility
Departments 'face months of funding uncertainty', OBR chair says
13 Mar Finance
Departments 'face months of funding uncertainty', OBR chair says
MPs are warned that lack of detail on spending beyond March 2025 will hamper leaders' abilty to plan
Spring Budget: Little change to spending plans as departments continue to face significant real-terms cuts
06 Mar Economy
Spring Budget: Little change to spending plans as departments continue to face significant real-terms cuts
Jeremy Hunt also says that the next spending review will “prioritise” proposals that pay for themselves with cash savings within five years
OBR: Government spending plans beyond 2025 'worse than fiction'
24 Jan Corporate Finance
OBR: Government spending plans beyond 2025 'worse than fiction'
Office for Budget Responsibility chief Richard Hughes says the government has provided almost no detail on how it is going to deliver plans
Calls for major productivity improvements are ‘ludicrous’ warns union chief
29 Nov 2023 Economy
Calls for major productivity improvements are ‘ludicrous’ warns union chief
Prospect general secretary says suggestion departments can cover funding shortfalls with new efficiencies is not credible
Departments need ‘significant’ productivity improvements, OBR chair warns
28 Nov 2023 Economy
Departments need ‘significant’ productivity improvements, OBR chair warns
Watchdog “doesn’t know” whether the government’s spending plans are plausible or not
OBR: Autumn Statement measures will cause £19bn fall in public spending power
22 Nov 2023 Economy
OBR: Autumn Statement measures will cause £19bn fall in public spending power
Fiscal watchdog warns of growing risk that public spending plans will not be met
Clear vision is needed from government to fix the labour market puzzle
29 Jun 2023 Policy
Clear vision is needed from government to fix the labour market puzzle
The shocks of Brexit and the pandemic have led to big changes in the UK’s labour market and immigration system. Tom Sasse asks if the government’s policies add up
OBR head makes case for rule change after disastrous mini-budget
23 Nov 2022 Economy
OBR head makes case for rule change after disastrous mini-budget
Richard Hughes tells MPs fiscal-policy shifts shouldn’t happen without up-to-date forecasts
Autumn Statement: Pay is elephant in room for ‘protected’ departmental budgets
18 Nov 2022 Economics
Autumn Statement: Pay is elephant in room for ‘protected’ departmental budgets
IFS warns civil service will face biggest pressures after 2024-25 under 1% growth plan
Civil servants warned Kwarteng about mini-budget fallout, MPs told
27 Oct 2022 Analysis
Civil servants warned Kwarteng about mini-budget fallout, MPs told
Debt Management Office chief says Treasury was told disastrous £45bn tax-cuts plan would push up borrowing
Kwasi Kwarteng brings forward fiscal plan to 31 October
10 Oct 2022 Economics
Kwasi Kwarteng brings forward fiscal plan to 31 October
Chancellor will also publish OBR forecast earlier than planned in U-turn following mini-budget turmoil
MPs demand publication of OBR advice to Kwarteng
30 Sep 2022 Economy
MPs demand publication of OBR advice to Kwarteng
Think tank dubs chancellor’s rejection of further pre-budget advice “inexplicable”
Departments told to find new efficiencies AND work up growth proposals
29 Sep 2022 Finance
Departments told to find new efficiencies AND work up growth proposals
Chief Treasury secretary insists spending review allocations will not be revised despite financial crisis
Rather than 'fixing' the NHS, we need to radically rethink our approach to health
23 Sep 2022 Finance
Rather than 'fixing' the NHS, we need to radically rethink our approach to health
To create a health system fit for the future, practitioners and policymakers need to start asking the right questions
Treasury rejects call for OBR forecast alongside mini-budget
21 Sep 2022 Analysis
Treasury rejects call for OBR forecast alongside mini-budget
MPs' request for "vital" assessment rejected, with Treasury citing need to move at "immense speed"
Treasury and OBR confirm emergency budget preparations began in July
31 Aug 2022 Economics
Treasury and OBR confirm emergency budget preparations began in July
HMRC and DWP feeding into work, government’s independent financial analyst says