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Asked by Alex BurghartConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 113720

The question

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

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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