questionText: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the OBR fiscal multipliers table in the document entitled Dynamic scoring of policy measures in OBR forecasts, published by the Office for Budget Responsibility, published on 9 November 2023, what discussions she has had with the Office for Budget Responsibility on the basis for its assumption that most government spending never has a multiplier effect above 1.
answerText: The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is responsible for preparing forecasts for the UK economy. This includes an assessment of the impact of Government policies, where the OBR regularly review and publish papers on their approach.The Cha...
heading: Office for Budget Responsibility: Forecasts