Office for Budget Responsibility http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk “It is the duty of the Office to examine and report on the sustainability of the public finances” Wed, 16 May 2012 14:24:39 +0000 en hourly 1 Public sector borrows £126bn in 2011-12 according to first official estimate http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/hero-2/ http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/hero-2/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:00:32 +0000 Mark Dembowicz http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/hero-2/ Public sector net borrowing fell from £137bn in 2010-11 to £126bn 2011-12, helped by the first year-on-year cash fall in public services spending since 1955.

This estimate is in line with the latest OBR forecast, although the figures are prone to revision.

]]> http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/hero-2/feed/ 0 Commentary on the public sector finances release http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/commentary-on-the-public-sector-finances-release-12/ http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/commentary-on-the-public-sector-finances-release-12/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:00:28 +0000 Mark Dembowicz http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/commentary-on-the-public-sector-finances-release-12/
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Commentary on the public sector finances release
24th April 2012
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]]> http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/commentary-on-the-public-sector-finances-release-12/feed/ 0 Alcohol consumption forecasts – March 2012 http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/producer-output-prices-march-2012-2/ http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/producer-output-prices-march-2012-2/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:00:54 +0000 Mark Dembowicz http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/producer-output-prices-march-2012-2/
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Alcohol consumption forecasts - March 2012
24th April 2012
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]]> http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/producer-output-prices-march-2012-2/feed/ 0 Supplementary forecast information release http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/supplementary-forecast-information-release-3/ http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/supplementary-forecast-information-release-3/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:00:44 +0000 Yohann Sookia http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/?p=3210 Since the publication of our most recent forecast the OBR has received a further request to release a previously unpublished forecast series. We will be releasing forecasts of alcohol consumption today, Tuesday 24 April at 11am. The release will be available in the supplementary documents section on the main EFO page of the website.

]]> http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/supplementary-forecast-information-release-3/feed/ 0 Producer output prices – March 2012 http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/producer-output-prices-march-2012/ http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/producer-output-prices-march-2012/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:00:54 +0000 Mark Dembowicz http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/?p=3196
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Producer output prices - March 2012
26th March 2012
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]]> http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/producer-output-prices-march-2012/feed/ 0 Publication of monthly commentary on the public finances http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/publication-of-monthly-commentary-on-the-public-finances-10/ http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/publication-of-monthly-commentary-on-the-public-finances-10/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:30:54 +0000 Mark Dembowicz http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/publication-of-monthly-commentary-on-the-public-finances-10/ The latest public finances data, for March 2012, was published by the ONS and HM Treasury today at 9:30am.

Our regular monthly commentary on the release will be published here at midday.

]]> http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/publication-of-monthly-commentary-on-the-public-finances-10/feed/ 0 Supplementary forecast information release http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/supplementary-forecast-information-release-2/ http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/supplementary-forecast-information-release-2/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:00:57 +0000 Yohann Sookia http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/?p=3181 Since the publication of our most recent forecast the OBR has received a request to release a previously unpublished forecast series. As a result we have released our forecast for producer output prices today, Monday 26 March. The release is available in the supplementary documents section on the main EFO page of the website.

]]> http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/supplementary-forecast-information-release-2/feed/ 0 Total public sector spending and receipts http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/total-public-sector-spending-and-receipts-2012-03/ http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/total-public-sector-spending-and-receipts-2012-03/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:00:54 +0000 Damon Reynolds http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/total-public-sector-spending-and-receipts-2012-03/ This chart shows the revised total public sector spending (TME) and total public sector receipts (PSCR) forecasts from the March 2012 Economic and Fiscal OutlookTotal public sector spending and receipts

]]> http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/total-public-sector-spending-and-receipts-2012-03/feed/ 0 Economic and fiscal outlook speaking note – March 2012 http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-speaking-note-march-2012/ http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-speaking-note-march-2012/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:20:12 +0000 Dan Hurrell http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-speaking-note-march-2012/
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Economic and fiscal outlook speaking note - March 2012
21st March 2012
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]]> http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-speaking-note-march-2012/feed/ 0 Economic and fiscal outlook press conference slides – March 2011 http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-press-conference-slides-%e2%80%93-march-2011/ http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-press-conference-slides-%e2%80%93-march-2011/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:19:12 +0000 Dan Hurrell http://budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-press-conference-slides-%e2%80%93-march-2011/
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Economic and fiscal outlook press conference slides – March 2012
21st March 2012
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