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October 2021 Economic and fiscal outlook – press notice
October 27, 2021 – 165 KB
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July 2021 Fiscal risks report – press notice
July 6, 2021 – 146 KB
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November 2020 Economic and fiscal outlook – press notice
November 25, 2020 – 174 KB
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External review 2020 – press notice
September 24, 2020 – 269 KB
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July 2020 Fiscal sustainability report – press notice
July 14, 2020 –
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March 2020 Economic and fiscal outlook – press notice
March 11, 2020 –
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March 2019 Economic and fiscal outlook – press notice
March 13, 2019 –
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January 2019 Welfare trends report – press notice
January 15, 2019 – 328 KB
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October 2018 Economic and fiscal outlook – press notice
October 29, 2018 –
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Fiscal sustainability report press notice – July 2018
July 17, 2018 – 344 KB
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March 2018 Economic and fiscal outlook – press notice
March 13, 2018 – 345 KB
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January 2018 Welfare trends report – press notice
January 25, 2018 – 105 KB

Press conferences

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July 2021 Fiscal risks report – presentation slides
July 6, 2021 – 998 KB
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July 2021 Fiscal risks report – speaking notes
July 6, 2021 – 402 KB
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Economic and fiscal outlook speaking notes - March 2021
March 3, 2021 – 668 KB
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Economic and fiscal outlook presentation slides - March 2021
March 3, 2021 – 821 KB
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November 2020 Economic and fiscal outlook – speaking notes
November 25, 2020 – 326 KB
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November 2020 Economic and fiscal outlook – presentation slides
November 25, 2020 – 520 KB
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July 2020 Fiscal sustainability report – presentation slides
July 14, 2020 – 1 MB
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July 2020 Fiscal sustainability report – speaking notes
July 14, 2020 – 544 KB
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Economic and fiscal outlook speaking notes - March 2020
March 11, 2020 –
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Economic and fiscal outlook presentation slides - March 2020
March 11, 2020 –
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December 2019 Forecast evaluation report and Welfare trends report presentation slides
December 19, 2019 – 231 KB
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December 2019 Forecast evaluation report and Welfare trends report speaking notes
December 19, 2019 – 405 KB

Presentations

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May 2022 Welfare trends report – roundtable speaking notes
May 24, 2022 – 87 KB
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May 2022 Welfare trends report – roundtable presentation slides
May 24, 2022 – 282 KB
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Future fiscal frameworks: Richard Hughes' speaking notes for NIESR event
April 26, 2021 – 268 KB
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Presentation at the Welsh taxes conference on economic and fiscal coronavirus scenarios
October 8, 2020 – 781 KB
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Welsh taxes conference speaking notes
October 8, 2020 – 237 KB
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Fiscal forecasting in a risky world – speaking notes
September 24, 2020 – 318 KB
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Presentation to the Society of Professional Economists: The OBR at 10
September 24, 2020 – 625 KB
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Presentation to the Society of Professional Economists: Fiscal forecasting in a risky world
September 24, 2020 – 312 KB
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Presentation on the Welsh taxes outlook
January 21, 2020 – 257 KB
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UK economy and the implications for Welsh taxes - speaking notes
July 31, 2019 – 150 KB
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UK economy and the implications for Welsh taxes - slides
July 31, 2019 – 402 KB
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Presentation to the Society of Professional Economists on Working paper No.13
September 28, 2018 – 418 KB
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Welfare trends report - October 2016: Presentation at the SSAC Stakeholder Day
November 10, 2016 – 118 KB
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Recognising uncertainty and evaluating errors: The role of PBOs and fiscal councils - Presentation to the 2016 African PBO Conference
August 23, 2016 – 253 KB
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UK reflections on the golden rule
October 2, 2015 – 251 KB
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Lecture by Robert Chote: Britain's fiscal watchdog - a view from the kennel, May 2013
May 9, 2013 – 308 KB
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Presentation to the Local Government Association Annual Conference - June 2012
June 26, 2012 – 126 KB
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Britain’s public finances - Chairman's lecture at the Royal Economic Society
January 16, 2012 – 209 KB
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Interesting times - Chairman's speech to the David Hume Institute
September 21, 2011 – 156 KB
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Interesting times - accompanying slides
September 21, 2011 – 132 KB

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