Revision of major indicator would blow £20bn black hole in Chancellor’s headroom
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OBR poised to downgrade UK productivity at Budget
Revision of major indicator would blow £20bn black hole in Chancellor’s headroom
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Revision of major indicator would blow £20bn black hole in Chancellor’s headroom
Revision of major indicator would blow £20bn black hole in Chancellor’s headroom
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Expected productivity downgrade to leave Britons facing additional tax rises of at least £8bn
The OBR is understood to have downgraded the UK's productivity level in early Budget forecasts
Allan Monks, UK economist at JPMorgan, told the Financial Times that even shaving 0.1 or 0.2 per cent from productivity would…
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The OBR risks making the Chancellor’s job even harder with its latest set of forecasts