Government clashes with OBR over 1.5m homes forecast
Government maintains 1.5 million homes by 2029 is achievable and will pursue planning reforms, investment, and local partnerships to close the supply shortfall.
Rachel Reeves urged to break manifesto pledges to avoid pasty tax' budget
Rachel Reeves remains committed to Labour's manifesto tax pledges despite OBR growth downgrades leaving a large budget shortfall and internal pressure to consider tax measures.
New headache for Rachel Reeves as OBR expected to downgrade productivity forecast
A significant OBR downgrade to productivity would shrink growth, forcing tax rises or spending cuts of about 20bn to meet fiscal rules and preserve 10bn headroom.