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On 31 July 2026 the Chancellor commissioned the OBR to publish our next Economic and fiscal outlook (EFO) on Wednesday 28 October. We have now agreed the final details of the timetable for the forecast process. We will set out details of this timetable in the foreword of the EFO when it is published on 28…
We’re seeking views from you to help shape the future of our website and online publishing. Whether you use the site for our forecasts and data, or our analysis and research, we’d like to hear about your experience. Your feedback will help inform decisions about how the OBR publishes and presents its content online in…
The Chancellor has commissioned the OBR to produce our next forecast on Wednesday 28 October 2026. We will publish an updated Economic and fiscal outlook (EFO) on that day. Updated 10 September: We have now agreed the final details of the timetable for the forecast process. We will set out details of this timetable in the…
Professor Jonathan Haskel was nominated as the next Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility by the Chancellor in June. The House of Commons Treasury Committee has now confirmed his appointment, saying ‘We are satisfied that Professor Haskel has the appropriate professional competence and personal independence to carry out his role‘. Find out more on…
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has today nominated Professor David Miles CBE for reappointment to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Budget Responsibility Committee (BRC) for a second and final term, subject to the approval of the House of Commons Treasury Committee. As a member of the BRC, Professor David Miles shares executive responsibility for the…
Building on the recommendations of the OBR’s 2025 external review, we are publishing an initial set of our areas of research interest (ARI).
We have published a report setting out our response to the November 2025 Economic and fiscal outlook publication error and our progress against the recommendations of the resulting investigations. The report outlines our approach to web publishing, including interim arrangements using both GOV.UK and the OBR’s main website. It also explains the steps we have…
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) was created in 2010 to provide independent and authoritative analysis of the UK’s public finances. We are seeking to appoint two non-executive members to the OBR’s Oversight Board, one to immediately replace Dame Susan Rice, whose first term ended on 19 June 2026, and one to replace Baroness Hogg…
The Chancellor has nominated Prof. Jonathan Haskel CBE, Professor of Economics at Imperial College London and former Monetary Policy Committee member at the Bank of England, as the next Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility. If the nomination is approved by the Treasury Committee, he would take up his post later this year. Professor…
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced that Baroness Hogg has been re-appointed as a non-executive member of the OBR. Tom Josephs and Professor David Miles said: “We are delighted that Baroness Hogg will be serving for a further year. We would like to record our immense gratitude for the invaluable contribution that Dame Susan…