OBR Financial News

23.11 / 15:38

UK G7 OBR Autumn Statement 23 gilts Costs Interest rates impacting debt costs slower in UK than any other G7 country

Issuing index-linked gilts was also said to ‘underline the government’s stated commitment to low and stable inflation, reducing investors’ perception of inflation risk and hence the yields they seek on nominal gilts’.

23.01 / 09:33

economics UK Treasury Office for National Statistics OBR Government borrowing falls significantly below expectations in December at £7.8bn

The figure halved from December 2022 and was significantly lower than the £14bn forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility, marking the lowest December borrowing since 2019.

28.11 / 19:55

economics UK Budget Treasury Select Committee OBR OBR warns fiscal rules 'never require the chancellor to get debt falling'

Debt would have been £85bn in five years’ time if the chancellor had not taken any action at the Autumn Statement, OBR chair Richard Hughes said.

22.11 / 15:31

economics inflation UK Macroeconomics GDP OBR Autumn Statement 23 Autumn Statement 23: GDP forecasts 'slashed' as inflation expectations climb

Inflation is expected to average 4.8% in the final quarter of this year, 1.9 percentage points higher than in the March forecast.

22.11 / 14:07

economics UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt OBR Autumn Statement 23: UK growth forecasts face significant downgrade

The OBR forecast saw an decline from its March numbers. Copyright HM Treasury

07.09 / 15:29

UK International Monetary Fund treasury committee HM Treasury OBR committee Treasury Committee approves appointment of new Budget Responsibility Committee member

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt had nominated Josephs as his preferred candidate in August to replace Andy King on the BRC.

13.07 / 14:17

economics UK Recession COVID National Debt OBR OBR warns of 'significant' risks to public finances

The OBR has warned that the UK’s national debt could hit 300% of GDP by the 2070s.

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