What Is the OBR and How Are They Involved in Rachel Reeves' Budget Process?

What is the OBR and how are they involved in Rachel Reeves' budget process?

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) helps provide economic forecasts for the Government.

What is the OBR and how are they involved in Rachel Reeves' budget process?

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) helps provide economic forecasts for the Government.

What is the OBR and how are they involved in Rachel Reeves' budget process?

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) helps provide economic forecasts for the Government.

What is the OBR and how are they involved in Rachel Reeves' budget process?

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) helps provide economic forecasts for the Government.

Wednesday briefing: What may be in – and out – of Rachel Reeves’s ‘hokey cokey’ budget

In today’s newsletter: As the chancellor prepares to deliver one of the most heavily briefed budgets ever, tax rises, the two-child benefit cap and a ‘mansion tax’ are all on the table• Don’t get First Edition delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning. If you haven’t noticed, the lead-up to this year’s budget has been unusually chaotic and drawn-out, with plenty of behind-the-scenes briefings and a whirlwind of speculation about what tax…