Economic and fiscal outlook – March 2026 - Office for Budget Responsibility

The latest update of our forecasts was published on 3 March 2026 in the March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook.

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Economic and fiscal outlook – March 2026

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At a glance

Supporting documents

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March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook – charts and tables (zip file)
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March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook – charts and tables: Executive summary
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March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook – charts and tables: Chapter 2
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March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook – charts and tables: Chapter 3
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March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook – charts and tables: Chapter 4
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March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook – charts and tables: Chapter 5
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March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook – charts and tables: Chapter 6
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March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook – charts and tables: Annex tables
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March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook – detailed forecast tables (zip file)
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March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook – detailed forecast tables: economy
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March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook – detailed forecast tables: policy
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March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook – detailed forecast tables: receipts
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March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook – detailed forecast tables: expenditure
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March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook – detailed forecast tables: debt interest ready reckoner
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March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook – detailed forecast tables: aggregates
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March 2026 Devolved tax and spending forecasts
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March 2026 Devolved tax and spending forecasts – charts and tables
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Log of substantive contact between the Office for Budget Responsibility and Ministers and their Special Advisers and private office staff between 26 November 2025 and 2 March 2026
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Presentations

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March 2026 Economic and fiscal outlook – presentation slides
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