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 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
The cash-strapped Chancellor can no longer afford to follow Threadneedle Street’s self-serving ideology
The Chancellor has ruled out increasing income tax, but pressure is piling on her to change her mind
