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Disposable Income: Wales

Commons · Question 95342 · Tabled 27 Nov 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 2 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Lake

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has her department made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on the forecasts for (a) living standards (b) Real Household Disposable Income in Wales, as compared to the pre-Autumn Budget

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 2 Dec 2025

HM Treasury does not prepare forecasts for the UK economy. Forecasts, including for RHDI per person, are the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). In their November forecast, after accounting for the effects of policy, ...