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Friday, Mar 22

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Cost of sickness benefits set to rise by more a third, says budget watchdog - as increasing numbers of Brits signed off work for mental health conditions including anxiety and depression

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Health and disability handouts will rise by a third from £65.7billion this year to £90.9billion by 2028-29, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicts.

Thursday, Mar 14

17

OPINION - All models are wrong (except the Office for Budget Responsibility's Brexit forecasts)

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"All models," the British statistician George Box observed, "are wrong, but some are useful." To which we now turn to the Office for Budget Responsibility, whose Brexit forecasts seem to be holding up remarkably well.

Tuesday, Mar 12

14

‘We don’t know’ how Chancellor will make budget spending plan add up, says OBR

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Richard Hughes, chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, said details on public spending ‘run out’ next March.

‘We don’t know’ how Chancellor will make budget spending plan add up, says OBR

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Richard Hughes, chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, said details on public spending ‘run out’ next March.

‘We don’t know’ how Chancellor will make budget spending plan add up, says OBR

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Richard Hughes, chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, said details on public spending ‘run out’ next March.

‘We don’t know’ how Chancellor will make budget spending plan add up, says OBR

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Richard Hughes, chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, said details on public spending ‘run out’ next March.

Friday, Mar 8

03

Jeremy Hunt was left 'frustrated' after spending watchdog put the brakes on his plans to boost growth in the budget

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Senior Tories said the Chancellor had to abandon several measures designed to boost growth after the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) ruled they were too expensive.

Thursday, Mar 7

17

CATHERINE RESPONDS TO THE 2024 BUDGET, HIGHLIGHTING THE LACK OF A SERIOUS PLAN FOR WORKING PEOPLE

The Chancellor’s Budget confirms that the UK has the highest tax burden in 70 years and does nothing to address the fact that this will be the worst Parliament on record for living standards, according to the Office of Budget…

Brexit hitting UK economy and damage set to worsen with new trade barriers, Budget watchdog warns

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Impact of leaving EU raised by Office for Budget Responsibility in its detailed analysis of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Budget

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Inflation will drop to 1.5%, forecast shows following Jeremy Hunt's budget - with boost for borrowers as the fall should see interest rates cut

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The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), the Government's fiscal watchdog, thinks inflation will average 2.2 per cent over the course of this year and 1.5 per cent in 2025.

Wednesday, Mar 6

21

Chancellor to raise UK government borrowing to fund budget measures – OBR

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Office for Budget Responsibility says national insurance and tax cuts will be paid for by average £8bn-a-year borrowing to 2028-29

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Council tax rises expected to cancel out Budget national insurance cut

The Office for Budget Responsibility said council tax receipts are expected to outgrow the cost of the Chancellor’s centrepiece tax cut.

Council tax rises expected to cancel out Budget national insurance cut

The Office for Budget Responsibility said council tax receipts are expected to outgrow the cost of the Chancellor’s centrepiece tax cut.

Council tax rises expected to cancel out Budget national insurance cut

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The Office for Budget Responsibility said council tax receipts are expected to outgrow the cost of the Chancellor’s centrepiece tax cut.

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Budget 2024: Jeremy Hunt unveils £10bn national insurance cut – but average worker still £400 worse off

Office for Budget Responsibility also warns of ‘significant risks’ and millions more dragged into tax

Sunday, Mar 3

23

Jeremy Hunt must show in Budget he has plan to curb spending and ease tax burden on workers

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On the one hand the Chancellor has the gloomsters in the Office For Budget Responsibility warning there is no head-room for significant tax cuts.

Jeremy Hunt must show in Budget he has plan to curb spending and ease tax burden on workers

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On the one hand the Chancellor has the gloomsters in the Office For Budget Responsibility warning there is no head-room for significant tax cuts.

Sunday, Feb 18

13

2024 budget: Group hails Bauchi gov over fiscal responsibility

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The Northern Emancipation Network (NEN), Bauchi state chapter has applauded the state government for commitment to prudence and fiscal responsibility by curbing the cost of governance through its meager allocation to the Governor’s office…

Tuesday, Jan 23

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Hunt should go for broke with these bold Budget tax cuts, says MAGGIE PAGANO

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Jeremy Hunt looks like a lucky man. The latest public sector net borrowing figures were well below the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasts

Tuesday, Jan 9

01

Jeremy Hunt urged to end 'unhealthy dependency' on 'error-strewn' budget watchdog as report says it misjudged UK borrowing by £630billion

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In a report published today, the Conservative Way Forward (CWF) group said forecasting by the Office for Budget Responsibility had misjudged UK borrowing by £630 billion