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Office for Budget Responsibility
UK's independent fiscal watchdog, created in 2010, forecasting public spending, borrowing and tax receipts.
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#4 28 Sept
Mentioned in: Healey rules out three big tax rises
Is Britain Actually Broke?#4 28 Sept
“analysed duty receipts against obr projection”
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#4 23 Sept
Hillier's MPs seek 10-year OBR forecast
Is Britain Actually Broke?#4 23 Sept
“published report rejecting obr overhaul”
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#4 22 Sept
Set the monthly path against which the ONS measured the overshoot
Is Britain Actually Broke?: ONS puts borrowing £8.1bn over OBR path#4 22 Sept
“published august borrowing against obr profile”
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#4 7 Sept
“analysed likely forecast deterioration”
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#3 21 Aug
Set the profile the ONS scored borrowing and debt against
Is Britain Actually Broke?: Debt beat the forecast, borrowing missed it#2 7 Aug
Mentioned in: Adam Smith Institute puts top tax rate at 54%
Is Britain Actually Broke?#2 31 Jul
Confirmed the next Economic and fiscal outlook for 28 October 2026
Is Britain Actually Broke?: OBR fixes 28 October for next forecast#2 31 Jul
Mentioned in: PPF index rises to 133.0% funded in July
Is Britain Actually Broke?#1 20 Jul
Britain owes 95p for every £1 it makes
Is Britain Actually Broke?#4 14 Apr
Mentioned in: IFS sweep: five of five Holyrood parties
UK Local Elections 2026#6 10 Apr
Mentioned in: BoE flags agentic AI systemic risk
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#6 10 Apr
Mentioned in: UK vacancies frozen at 721,000 for six months
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#4 30 Mar
UK models a half-million AI job shock
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#4 30 Mar
Mentioned in: UK AI job losses double the norm
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#4 30 Mar
AI: Jobs, Power & Money · source event
#4 30 Mar
#1 31 Dec
Costed the triple lock at £15.5bn a year by 2029-30
Is Britain Actually Broke?: Triple lock now costs triple the forecast#1 31 Dec