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Welfare spending control 'must be maintained'

Budget 2012: Four more years of austerity

With most of the public sector cuts yet to kick in, the Office for Budget Responsibility is predicting hard work ahead for the Chancellor to meet his targets.

The OBR has issued revised economic growth forecasts

Budget 2012: The revised OBR growth forecasts

The Office for Budget Responsibility has issued revised growth, government borrowing and unemployment forecasts to accompany and inform George Osborne's budget.

The snow could cause economic growth figures to become skewed, according to the OBR

Snow led to GDP fall in 2011 but could it save us from recession now?

A member of the Office for Budget Responsibility has told MP's that snow could delay economic activity until 2012 and help avert a double-dip recession.

IFS autumn statement analysis reveals poorest hit hardest

Low-income households with children could be hit hard by the changes announced in the Autumn Statement, sources have warned.

The OBR predicts that the government is likely to miss its austerity targets

OBR says only 60% chance govt will meet cuts target by 2017

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has cut forecasts for growth and says it is unlikely the government will meet its own deadline on austerity targets.

George Osborne announces Autumn Statement

The Autumn Statement has been given in parliament by chancellor George Osborne.

Sir Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England

Governor King admits UK is heading for recession

The Governor of the Bank of England, Sir Mervyn King has admitted growth will be flat over the next six months and UK banks are less safe due to exposure to the euro.

The Chancellor will present his autumn statement today

Chancellor Osborne's autumn statement to admit deficit up by £30bln

The Chancellor, George Osborne will be forced to admit that the public finances deficit is likely to be £30 billion shy of his stated target by 2014-15.

George Osborne will be forced to accept slippage from his deficit target

OBR: "Deficit reduction target will not be met until 2017"

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will say in its latest forecast tomorrow that the deficit target will only be met by 2017 if the government maintains the freeze on spending.

The economic outlook for the UK for the rest of 2011 looks bleak

OBR says UK economy unlikely to meet 2011 growth target

The head of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), Robert Chote has told The Independent newspaper that economic growth levels for the rest of 2011 are likely to be "relatively weak."