Louise Haigh said the Government’s ‘excessive deference’ to the watchdog was damaging its agenda
Louise Haigh said the Government’s ‘excessive deference’ to the watchdog was damaging its agenda
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Labour embraced the forecaster’s powerful role, but now finds itself scrambling in the face of gloomy projections
The OBR’s David Miles and Tom Josephs said a ten-year forecast horizon would make for a “less credible” economic report.
The Chancellor is said to be considering getting rid of the economic and fiscal outlook published by the Office for Budget…
The OBR risks making the Chancellor’s job even harder with its latest set of forecasts
Peers say chancellor and recent predecessors have allowed themselves too little room for manoeuvre
The OBR is expected to deal the chancellor a further blow in November by downgrading its productivity forecasts for the economy
