Britain’s Office for Budget Responsibility, a slimmed-down version of the Congressional Budget Office in the US, may be just 15 years old but it’s already one of the most powerful players in the ...

The OBR assesses the health of the UK's economy ... Its reports are usually released alongside big government events such as the Budget and Autumn Statement. Before these announcements, the ...

The UK government has announced a huge(ish) investment into quantum technology - but will it have any real effect?

Britain's economy returned to growth in February with its fastest expansion in 11 months, beating economists' expectations ...

Alex Kerr, UK economist at Capital Economics, said: “Based on the rise in gilt yields and the fall in interest rate ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the government’s budget watchdog should have taken into account the supply-side effects of ...

The interest paid on long-term government debt has soared to its highest level in almost 28 years after wide-ranging US ...

Exclusive: The cuts will result in a reduction of key programmes for education, family planning, water and food aid. Alicja ...

Changing the UK’s fiscal rule to allow more cash to flow could take the pressure off – but it isn’t without risk.

The UK Overseas Territories are some of the world’s most magical and diverse places for wildlife. They range from the ...

It said that if the UK Government squeezes public spending or hikes taxes in order to cut the £2.7trillion national debt, the average annual budget gap in Scotland between 2030/31 and 2074/75 ...