Question follow-through · 38699
Economic Policy: Forecasts
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential cumulative impact of her Department's (a) economic forecasting and (b) fiscal rules on economic policy.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 17 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 24 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential cumulative impact of her Department's (a) economic forecasting and (b) fiscal rules on economic policy.
19 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Treasury does not produce economic forecasts. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is the Government’s independent official economic and fiscal forecaster. The Government uses the forecasts and analysis it produces to inform policy decisions. Th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Video Games: Tax Allowances
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Consumers: Protection
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New Businesses: Investment
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Students: Loans
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