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I was wrong to think that taking into account UK public sector assets, as well as debt, would be a silver bullet
Labour’s charter of Budget responsibility aims to give businesses certainty — with no repeats of the ‘mini’ Budget
Better than expected data adds to pressure on chancellor to cut taxes
Government proposals designed to address backlog of more than 500 financial statements from public bodies
Government speculation swirls over whether to change chancellor before public vote
Tory MPs press chancellor after latest figures for public finances are stronger than anticipated
Welcome economic boost as retail sales growth beats forecasts
Both major parties have yet to be totally honest with the electorate
Public finances in ‘very risky’ position, says Office for Budget Responsibility
Chancellor wants to offer about 6% without having to increase UK borrowing
Unions condemn PM’s comments that he may disregard recommendations of independent review bodies
Public sector net borrowing doubled to £20bn in May
Chancellor says reform of state is crucial to driving economic growth and tax cuts
The chancellor’s fiscal rules give him room for pledges that please the Conservative backbenches but there’s a big caveat
The Conservative party needs to address issue of spending on skills and staffing
Net borrowing was higher than expected at £25.6bn in April
Central bank stresses figures relating to bond-buying programme are estimates
HMRC boosted the total tax take by 9.9 per cent in 2022-23
Public spending falls short of forecasts but so do revenues, indicating weaker economic performance
February figure of £16.7bn is higher than expected
Experts say public finances could be in a worse shape than figures contained in the Budget
Continuing to muddle through, massage the figures and implement bad policies will only make the problems worse
But UK chancellor’s tax incentives to nurture business investment are constrained by his own fiscal rules
Chancellor also extends free childcare of one- and two-year-olds in fiscal plan to increase workforce
Chancellor expected to take steps to nurture economic growth as well as address cost of living crisis
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