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‘Very limited’ tariff war could be ‘mildly positive’ for UK, suggests OBR member

London Evening Standard 01 Apr 2025
MPs were told there could be a scenario where some things become cheaper in the UK, but most possible outcomes are still ‘negative’ ... .
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Trump’s tariffs will wipe out UK budget headroom, warns OBR

AOL 01 Apr 2025
“There’s a bit of trade that will get diverted to the UK,” Miles said, pointing to Chinese exports that could shift away from the US. “So there is one, not central scenario at all, which is very, very mildly potentially positive to the UK,” he said ... .
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Don’t blame the OBR for Britain’s economic woes

New Statesman 01 Apr 2025
The cause of the recent criticism of the OBR is that its judgements on economic growth, and even the fiscal impact of specific policy announcements, are having a considerable impact on the government.
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Letters: Reeves should abolish the OBR and trust in British enterprise to revive the economy

The Daily Telegraph 30 Mar 2025
I would suggest that among the biggest blockers of growth are the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) and its consistently erroneous economic ... To this end, I think it’s time we abolished the OBR.
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Guest argues that scrapping the OBR would be a vital step forward in improving Britain #Gbnews

Bitchute 28 Mar 2025
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How the OBR became the Department for Austerity

New Statesman 28 Mar 2025
In her Spring Statement speech on Wednesday, Rachel Reeves mentioned the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) 19 times ... But Reeves’ devotion to OBR also comes from something we might think of as BBC Verify syndrome.
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How much frozen income tax bands are costing us as OBR reveals another huge increase in tax take (AJ Bell plc)

Public Technologies 27 Mar 2025
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The optimistic OBR spared Rachel Reeves from a £50bn black hole: PATRICK TOOHER | This ...

The Daily Mail 27 Mar 2025
That’s according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), the independent watchdog that checks Reeves’s tax-and-spend plans to see if her sums add up ... Fortunately for Reeves, the OBR thinks ...
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How accurate are OBR forecasts? It has been wrong before

The Times/The Sunday Times 26 Mar 2025
It is the OBR which will assess how much money Reeves will have to meet her fiscal rule that the government will not borrow more money to cover day-to-day spending by 2030 ... How long can the OBR keep ...
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Inflation to rise to 3.2% for 2025 as growth forecast slashed – OBR

London Evening Standard 26 Mar 2025
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said on Wednesday that it expects UK gross domestic product (GDP) to rise by 1% in 2025 ... .
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Reeves’s statement was written for the OBR

The Spectator 26 Mar 2025
Rising borrowing costs at the start of the year chipped away at her headroom and the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has now confirmed that the £10 billion margin she left herself in the autumn was wiped out ... REGISTER ... ×. .
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Chancellor leaves herself with miniscule headroom, as OBR provides little optimism (Quilter plc)

Public Technologies 26 Mar 2025
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