OBR boss denies forecast drove welfare cut proposals

OBR boss denies forecast drove welfare cut proposals

Richard Hughes, facing the Commons Treasury Committee, rejected the suggestion the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast was now driving policy. The Chancellor could have met her fiscal rules without proposing £5 billion worth of welfare cuts, the head of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has said. Richard Hughes rejected the suggestion that the OBR’s forecast was now driving policy, saying it was up to chancellors to decide how m…

OBR Chairman Attacks Reeves and Starmer for Blaming Political Chaos on Watchdog

Things are hotting up in the Downing Street vs OBR skirmish as the watchdog's chairman hits back at Labour briefings today. A showdown coming down the