Fiscal Policy
Commons · Question 122124 · Tabled 19 Mar 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook published in March 2026, what fiscal headroom the Government is forecast to have against its fiscal rules in each year of the fore
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 27 Mar 2026
In line with the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)'s mandate, the OBR did not provide a formal assessment of performance against the fiscal rules at the Spring forecast on 3 March. The fiscal rules will be formally assessed alongside the Budget. As t...