Office for Budget Responsibility

Ex-MPC member Jonathan Haskel approved as OBR chair

Economics / Markets

Ex-MPC member Jonathan Haskel approved as OBR chair

Nominated by Rachel Reeves

clock 17 July 2026 • 1 min read
May CGT receipts bring in £64m less than last year

Tax planning

May CGT receipts bring in £64m less than last year

CGT receipts reached £168m compared to £232m last year

clock 19 June 2026 • 2 min read
OBR independence 'a major advantage' for UK economy

Economics / Markets

OBR independence 'a major advantage' for UK economy

Treasury Committee hearing

clock 20 May 2026 • 4 min read
Salary sacrifice protections overturned by House of Commons

Pensions

Salary sacrifice protections overturned by House of Commons

Commons overturns Lords amendment to increase cap to £5,000 from initial £2,000 proposal

clock 24 March 2026 • 1 min read
Treasury begins hunt for next OBR chair

People

Treasury begins hunt for next OBR chair

Process to be 'open and competitive'

clock 23 February 2026 • 1 min read
'Mounting anxiety' from Autumn Budget leading to more financial advice enquiries

Your profession

'Mounting anxiety' from Autumn Budget leading to more financial advice enquiries

Enquiries for financial advice up by nearly a quarter following Budget

clock 11 December 2025 • 1 min read
OBR chair Richard Hughes resigns following premature Budget report release

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OBR chair Richard Hughes resigns following premature Budget report release

Hughes led the OBR for five years

clock 02 December 2025 • 1 min read
Advisers condemn OBR Budget leak

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Advisers condemn OBR Budget leak

Leak the only ‘genuine shock’ of the day

clock 01 December 2025 • 4 min read
Spring Statement 25: Chancellor updates on welfare reform

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Spring Statement 25: Chancellor updates on welfare reform

Office for Budget Responsibility confirms saving

clock 26 March 2025 • 4 min read
Claims that Treasury plans to soften non-dom crackdown are 'speculation not government policy'

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Claims that Treasury plans to soften non-dom crackdown are 'speculation not government policy'

Will clarify at the Autumn Budget

clock 27 September 2024 • 1 min read