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Economic Policy: Forecasts

Commons · Question 38699 · Tabled 17 Mar 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 24 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Max Wilkinson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential cumulative impact of her Department's (a) economic forecasting and (b) fiscal rules on economic policy.

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 24 Mar 2025

The Treasury does not produce economic forecasts. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is the Government’s independent official economic and fiscal forecaster. The Government uses the forecasts and analysis it produces to inform policy decisions. Th...