World news | The GuardianMar 3
Spring forecast: Reeves insists Labour has ‘right economic plan’ as 2026 growth downgraded https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/03/spring-forecast-rachel-reeves-labour-economic-plan-2026-growth-obr #SpringForecast2026 #UkNews #RachelReeves #OfficeForBudgetResponsibility #EconomicGrowthGdp #Politics #Economics #Business
Spring forecast: Reeves insists Labour has ‘right economic plan’ as 2026 growth downgraded

Chancellor says she is in close touch with Bank of England governor and is meeting energy companies amid soaring oil and gas prices

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World news | The GuardianMar 1
OBR a backseat driver with out-of-date maps, thinktanks tell Rachel Reeves https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/01/obr-office-for-budget-responsibility-thinktanks-rachel-reeves #OfficeForBudgetResponsibility #Economics #RachelReeves #EconomicPolicy #TaxAndSpending #Labour #Politics #Business #UkNews
OBR a backseat driver with out-of-date maps, thinktanks tell Rachel Reeves

Chancellor urged to reform Office for Budget Responsibility to open way to more public investment

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World news | The GuardianFeb 20
Brighter UK economy gives Reeves a springboard for March statement https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/20/brighter-uk-economy-rachel-reeves-march-spring-statement #EconomicGrowthGdp #Economics #Business #UkNews #RachelReeves #OfficeForBudgetResponsibility #EconomicPolicy #Politics #GovernmentBorrowing #InterestRates #Inflation #Budget
Brighter UK economy gives Reeves a springboard for March statement

Record public finances accompany stronger retail sales and business activity but some analysts express caution

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World news | The GuardianJan 25
City minister accused of ignoring £2bn car finance tax loophole https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/25/city-minister-accused-ignoring-car-finance-tax-loophole #MotorFinance #FinancialSector #BanksAndBuildingSocieties #Banking #AutomotiveIndustry #Money #Business #CorporateGovernance #Barclays #LloydsBankingGroup #BancoSantander #OfficeForBudgetResponsibility #FinancialConductAuthority #Regulators #Politics #UkNews
City minister accused of ignoring £2bn car finance tax loophole

Critics say banks will be able to avoid tax on compensation payouts to victims of £11bn loans scandal

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World news | The GuardianJan 22
UK government borrowing falls to £11.6bn in December https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/22/uk-government-borrowing-falls-december #GovernmentBorrowing #BudgetDeficit #Business #Economics #OfficeForNationalStatistics #OfficeForBudgetResponsibility #Politics #RachelReeves #UkNews #EconomicPolicy
UK government borrowing falls to £11.6bn in December

Official figures better than expected after stronger receipts than a year earlier

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Opinion | The Guardian USDec 2
The most misleading thing about Rachel Reeves’s budget? Who it was really for | Aditya Chakrabortty https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/02/misleading-rachel-reeves-budget-labour-bond-markets #OfficeforBudgetResponsibility #Economicpolicy #RachelReeves #KeirStarmer #Budget2025 #Economics #Politics #Budget #UKnews #Labour
The most misleading thing about Rachel Reeves’s budget? Who it was really for

Labour backbenchers have been cheering it as a win for the most vulnerable in society. In fact it was aimed at the bond markets, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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Yonhap Infomax NewsDec 1
The UK's Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) revealed that a leak of its Autumn Economic and Fiscal Outlook was caused by predictable URL uploads, leading to early market-moving disclosures and prompting urgent calls for system overhauls and enhanced security.
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'Could This Be the UK Budget Data URL?'—OBR Reveals Details Behind Leak

The UK's Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) revealed that a leak of its Autumn Economic and Fiscal Outlook was caused by predictable URL uploads, leading to early market-moving disclosures and prompting urgent calls for system overhauls and enhanced security.

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Opinion | The Guardian USNov 30
The ‘squeezed middle’ is back – and this time it could be Labour’s undoing | John Harris https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/30/labour-squeezed-middle-class-budget-families-voters #OfficeforBudgetResponsibility #Taxandspending #Economicpolicy #Budget2025 #Politics #Budget #Labour #UKnews
The ‘squeezed middle’ is back – and this time it could be Labour’s undoing

Last week’s budget left middle-income families anxious and angry. The party is turning its back on voters it can little afford to lose, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Opinion | The Guardian USNov 27
Rachel Reeves’s budget has inflamed, not calmed, Britain’s febrile mood | Martin Kettle https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/27/rachel-reeves-budget-2025-labour-tax #OfficeforBudgetResponsibility #Taxandspending #Economicpolicy #RachelReeves #KeirStarmer #Budget2025 #Politics #Business #Labour #Budget #UKnews
Rachel Reeves’s budget has inflamed, not calmed, Britain’s febrile mood

The chancellor’s statement will be remembered for the many taxes it raised, rather than the big one – income tax – it did not, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Business | The Guardian USNov 26
Rachel Reeves targets UK’s wealthiest in £26bn tax-raising budget https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/26/rachel-reeves-targets-uks-wealthiest-in-26bn-tax-raising-budget #OfficeforBudgetResponsibility #InstituteforFiscalStudies #USGovernmentborrowing #UKcostoflivingcrisis #Governmentborrowing #Taxandspending #Economicpolicy #Householdbills #Publicfinance #Budgetdeficit #Childbenefits #RachelReeves #Energybills #Communities #Budget2025 #Thinktanks #Economics #Politics #Benefits #Business
Rachel Reeves targets UK’s wealthiest in £26bn tax-raising budget

Chancellor axes two-child benefit cap and cuts energy bills paid for by mansion tax and freezing tax thresholds

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