Chancellor and HM Treasury archive - Office for Budget Responsibility

An archive of letters between the Chancellor and the OBR between 2010 and 2021.

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Letter from HM Treasury to Richard Hughes on the delegation of financial responsibilities
17 June 2021 – 266.31 KB
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Letter from Chancellor of the Exchequer to Robert Chote on OBR's second forecast
27 February 2020 – 79.15 KB
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Letter from Robert Chote to Chancellor of the Exchequer on OBR's second forecast
27 February 2020 – 1.15 MB
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Letter from Robert Chote to Sir Tom Scholar on the OBR's participation in European IFI networks
15 January 2020 – 45.01 KB
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Letter from Robert Chote to Sir Tom Scholar on the Cancellation of the 6 November Budget
29 October 2019 – 122.75 KB
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Letter from Robert Chote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the progress against recommendations from the HM Treasury review of the OBR
8 March 2017 – 115.02 KB
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Letter from Robert Chote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the March 2017 forecast timetable
23 January 2017 – 21.72 KB
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Letter from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to Robert Chote on the March 2017 forecast timetable
23 January 2017 – 176.16 KB
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Letter from HM Treasury to Robert Chote on the delegation of financial responsibilities
6 July 2016 – 117.70 KB
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Letter from Robert Chote to the Chancellor on the Treasury review of the OBR
3 September 2015 – 701.98 KB
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Letter from the Chancellor to Robert Chote on the Treasury review of the OBR
3 September 2015 – 239.86 KB
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Letter from Robert Chote to the Chancellor on the Treasury Review of the OBR
2 September 2015 – 701.98 KB
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Letter from the Chancellor to Robert Chote on the Treasury review of the OBR
31 August 2015 – 239.86 KB
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Letter from James Richardson, HM Treasury, to Robert Chote on correction to CGNCRex
18 March 2015 – 43.15 KB
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Letter from Sir Dave Ramsden to Robert Chote on incorporating the Government's medium term public spending assumption in the March 2015 Economic and fiscal outlook
18 March 2015 – 35.83 KB
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Letter from Robert Chote to Sir Dave Ramsden on incorporating the Government's medium term public spending assumption in the March 2015 Economic and fiscal outlook
18 March 2015 – 229.93 KB
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Letter from Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury to Lord Burns on the External Review recommendations
10 December 2014 – 332.11 KB
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Letter from Lord Burns to Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury on the External Review recommendations
10 December 2014 – 921.25 KB
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Letter from Sir Nicolas Macpherson to Robert Chote regarding the OBR funding allocation
28 May 2014 – 528.96 KB
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Letter from Robert Chote to the Chancellor on the Welfare Cap
5 December 2013 – 193.53 KB
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Letter from the Chancellor to Robert Chote on the Welfare Cap
5 December 2013 – 386.15 KB
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Letter from Robert Chote to the Treasury Select Committee on Private Finance Initiative
6 December 2011 – 108.97 KB
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Letter from Robert Chote to HM Treasury and Cabinet Office on general government workforce and pay-bill plans
16 August 2011 – 81.55 KB
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Letter from Robert Chote to Dave Ramsden on exceptional pre-release access
23 March 2011 – 184.19 KB
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Letter from Dave Ramsden to Robert Chote on exceptional pre-release access
23 March 2011 – 214.58 KB
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Letter from Sir Nicolas Macpherson to Robert Chote regarding the OBR funding allocation
25 October 2010 – 186.85 KB
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Letter from Sir Nick Macpherson to Sir Alan Budd on arrangements relating to Sir Alan Budd's departure
26 July 2010 – 165.09 KB
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Letter from Sir Alan Budd To Sir Nick Macpherson on arrangements relating to Sir Alan Budd's departure
26 July 2010 – 388.16 KB

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