The Latest Breaking News from OBR

Rachel Reeves says those with broadest shoulders should pay fair share of tax

Chancellor adds she wants to ‘get the balance right’ and not deter wealthy people from making the UK their home

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025

Thursday briefing: Rachel Reeves starts to sell a tough budget to the public

In today’s newsletter: The chancellor begins to lay the groundwork ahead of next month’s big speech

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025

Rachel Reeves says higher taxes on wealthy ‘part of the story’ for November budget

Chancellor hints at rises and calls out past ‘scaremongering’ over VAT on private schools and changes to non-doms

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025

Rachel Reeves urged to break manifesto pledges to avoid ‘pasty tax’ budget

Labour colleagues advise chancellor against string of small money-raising measures, as OBR presents forecast

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2025

Tesco delivers but FTSE ends four-day winning run

Tesco raised profit guidance after a better-than-expected first half.

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2025

‘OBR needs to change way it forecasts economic performance’, Reeves says

The Chancellor told broadcasters only one full forecast should be done a year as Government aims to only change fiscal policies once annually.

Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2025

Rachel Reeves faces the fight of her life to duck the blame for tax rises

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The chancellor is entitled to point out that her Tory predecessors are partly responsible, but she cannot avoid the consequences of her own decisions

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025

Budget blow for Reeves as UK’s key economic forecast slashed

Exclusive: Budget watchdog is set to downgrade a key economic performance indicator for the UK in a move that could drive tax hikes – as chancellor tries to shift blame on to Tories

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025

Treasury ‘putting the squeeze’ on OBR over Labour growth plans amid tensions over downgrade

Rachel Reeves may have to find up to £30bn in tax rises or spending cuts if forecaster revisits expectations

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025

Labour is in a mess. Is there anything Starmer can do to turn things around? Our panel responds – part one

Over a year into power, Keir Starmer’s government is floundering. But it still has a large parliamentary majority and time on its side — here’s what it could do, says our first group of panelists

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2025