OBR

Government & Politics abbreviation · UK Government

OBR
Stands forOffice for Budget Responsibility
CategoriesGovernment & Politics

OBR stands for Office for Budget Responsibility, a UK government abbreviation.

Independent UK fiscal watchdog that produces official forecasts for the economy and public finances alongside each Budget and assesses whether the government is meeting its fiscal rules.

Example: The OBR forecast left the Chancellor with only a narrow margin against the fiscal rules.

Usage notes

Created in 2010 by Chancellor George Osborne to remove forecasting from political control. Its absence from the September 2022 "mini-budget", which unsettled financial markets, led to a requirement that it publish forecasts for major fiscal events. Its forecasts often drive the size of tax and spending decisions.

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