Question follow-through · 34599

Office for Budget Responsibility: Forecasts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the estimated economic impact of additional public investment within the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecasts reflects the composition of that investment spending in each year of the forecast period.

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Treasury
Tabled
28 Feb 2025
Target answer date
5 Mar 2025
Answer
5 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the estimated economic impact of additional public investment within the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecasts reflects the composition of that investment spending in each year of the forecast period.

  2. 5 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The independent Office for Budget Responsibility produces comprehensive economic and fiscal forecasts twice a year. This includes a judgement on how public investment levels impact the economy. This judgement is based on the Public Investment and Potentia...

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