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Figure for January helps bring fiscal year-to-date borrowing numbers below previous forecasts as Budget looms
Resolution Foundation says Jeremy Hunt’s potential cuts will sit between earlier increases and further rises after general election
Chancellor examines new curbs on Whitehall budgets as his fiscal headroom is hit by higher borrowing costs
Budgetary policy is so difficult that most countries in the west are unlikely to live happily ever after
Headroom of £14bn considerably lower than that forecast by independent analysts
Keir Starmer accuses Tories of ‘trying to salt the ground’ as think-tank warns of tough choices for future chancellor
OBR says £13bn of budgetary headroom is exposed to changing economic assumptions as chancellor plots tax cuts
Figure of £7.8bn marks boost for chancellor’s efforts to find room for giveaways ahead of election
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s fiscal ‘headroom’ could rise by £6bn-£10bn, economists estimate
Lower UK borrowing costs are set to provide the chancellor with more options at March Budget, economists say
The Budget will reveal the prime minister’s confidence about remaining in post
Rightwing group has urged chancellor to take action over errors in public body’s predictions
Experts’ full responses to questions on the year ahead for the UK economy
Fiscal event seen by Downing Street as a crucial milestone in the run-up to UK general election
Figure of £14.3bn underscores limited scope for tax cuts in run-up to general election
The problems with letting the fiscal rule tail wag the budget dog
Chancellor’s decision was a politically-charged move aimed at putting clear ideological water between his party and Labour
OBR says the economy faced serious economic headwinds even after chancellor’s Autumn Statement
The real problem the chancellor faces is the poor performance of the economy in the long run
Britain’s Autumn Statement is good, bad and ugly all at the same time
Autumn Statement makes ‘full expensing’ permanent in win for business
The main takeaways from Jeremy Hunt’s economic announcement
Second-highest figure for the month confirms pressure on public finances ahead of Autumn Statement
Jeremy Hunt should prioritise the country’s economic health ahead of political pressures
UK chancellor under pressure from Tory MPs ahead of election expected next year
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