OBR productivity forecast may add £20bn to Budget hole
The chancellor is facing a larger-than-expected gap in initial Budget numbers as a result of long-running poor productivity in the…
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Reeves Faces OBR Fight Over Plan to Scrap UK’s Spring Forecast
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves risks a confrontation with the head of the government’s fiscal watchdog over plans…
OBR says pension triple lock to cost three times initial estimate
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images The cost of the state pension triple lock is forecast to be…
UK faces ‘daunting’ risks to public finances, OBR warns
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.…