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The Treasury Select Committee has approved the appointment of Andy King, currently OBR Chief of Staff, to join the Budget Responsibility Committee.  

The latest public finances data, for May 2018, will be published by the ONS and HM Treasury today at 9:30am. Our regular monthly commentary on the release will be published here this afternoon.

The Chancellor has nominated Andy King, currently the OBR’s Chief of Staff, to replace Graham Parker on the Budget Responsibility Committee and appointed Bronwyn Curtis as a non-executive member of the OBR. Appointments to the BRC are subject to confirmation by the Treasury Select Committee.

The latest public finances data, for April 2018, will be published by the ONS and HM Treasury today at 9:30am. Our regular monthly commentary on the release will be published here this afternoon.

Our latest Economic and fiscal outlook will be published today once the Chancellor has finished his speech. It will set out forecasts for the economy and the public finances, and an assessment of whether the Government is likely to achieve its fiscal targets.

The latest public finances data, for December 2017, was published by the ONS and HM Treasury today at 9:30am. Our regular monthly commentary on the release will be published here this afternoon.

We have revised down our productivity and GDP forecasts and, despite lower borrowing this year, revised up our forecast for the budget deficit. The Chancellor has raised the deficit further with higher public spending and a net tax giveaway.

Our November 2017 Economic and fiscal outlook (EFO) will be published today after the Chancellor has delivered his speech.