VerbatimParliament, as it happens

Personal Income

Asked by Jon TrickettLabourTreasuryTabled Answered 23 April 2026UIN 127420

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the proportion of UK income going to workers in each of the next five years.

Answered by Torsten Bell

HM Treasury does not prepare forecasts for the UK economy. These forecasts are the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

The OBR publishes its forecasts in their Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO). The OBR’s latest EFO can be found here: Economic and fiscal outlook – March 2026 - Office for Budget Responsibility. This includes the OBR’s forecast for the labour share of income at March 2026 which can be found in tab 1.6 of this link: Detailed Forecast Economy Tables.

Verbatim has judged this answer against the question that was actually asked — answered, partly answered, or evaded. Sign in to see the verdict →

Open this question in Verbatim →

Every written question, searchable

155,000 questions tabled since the election, with the answer each department gave — and the ones still unanswered, with the clock running. Free to search.

Search written questions →Read on Verbatim