Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK Budget has happened, with the headline figure a £40bn tax increase. British families — squeezed by years ...

Rachel Reeves has confirmed she will water down the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) scrutiny of tax and spending as she battles to balance Britain’s finances. The Chancellor said on Monday ...

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) monitors the UK government's spending plans and performance. Twice a year, it releases forecasts on the state of the economy and the public finances. The OBR ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Tomasz Wieladek is chief European economist at T Rowe Price and a CEPR Research Fellow. Ahead of the UK’s ...

Rachel Reeves has called on the Office for Budget Responsibility to do fewer full forecasts, as she said it would make it easier to only do one budget a year. The Chancellor said she wanted to bring ...

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The OBR assesses the health of the UK's economy. It is independent of government but works closely with the Treasury. Its reports are usually released alongside big government events such as the ...