The Treasury should have disclosed a £9.5bn overspend in the public finances in the run-up to the previous government's ...

The suggestion over illegality during Jeremy Hunt’s tenure as chancellor was made by Richard Hughes, the chief executive of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), yesterday. While criticism has ...

Britain's Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has adopted a 'trust but verify' approach towards the finance ministry after ...

Forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility were published alongside the new government's first Budget.

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) monitors the UK government's spending plans and performance. Twice a year, it ...

Richard Hughes holds a press conference after Labour's Budget was announced on Wednesday, 30 October. Rachel Reeves, the UK's ...

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.

Its reports are usually released alongside big government events such as the Budget and Autumn Statement. Before these announcements, the government gives the OBR details of its plans to raise or ...