Public Finance

(asked on 20th February 2026) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Office for Budget Responsibility will publish a fiscal mandate assessment alongside the Spring Statement.


Answered by
James Murray Portrait
James Murray
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
This question was answered on 2nd March 2026

As the Chancellor announced at Budget 2025, the OBR will assess performance against the fiscal rules once a year at the Budget, in line with the government’s commitment to a single major fiscal event per year.

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