The concept of fiscal headroom has become the central focus of United Kingdom economic policy. For fifteen years, the buffer between forecasted tax revenues and government spending has shaped debates
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The latest assessment from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has thrust Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the Labour government into an unenviable fiscal position. With the OBR downgrading its forecasts
Reform UK is intensifying calls for sweeping changes to the Bank of England’s quantitative easing programme, urging Chancellor Rachel Reeves to seize a £20bn annual windfall by reforming the way
The Bank of England is pressing pause on the pace of its much discussed quantitative tightening programme, an economic measure that has quietly but significantly reshaped UK public finances. This
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out tax increases for the self-employed, adding fresh ambiguity to Labour’s pledge not to impose additional tax burdens on “working people.” The Labour
