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Can You Really Trust The Growth Forecasts?

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 03.02.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Obr, Autumn Statement, Office of Budget Responsibility, Growth Forecasts, UK News, Gdp, Autumn-Budget, International Monetary Fund, Budget, UK Politics, Poll, Imf, George Osborne, UK Politics News

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) slashed it's forecast for growth on Wednesday as the Chancellor, George Osborne, warned that austerity coul...

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What Should We Take From The Latest Growth Forecasts?

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 05.12.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Autumn Statement, Obr, Office of Budget Responsibility, Growth Forecasts, Autumn-Budget, Gdp, UK News, Budget, International Monetary Fund, UK Politics, Imf, Poll, George Osborne, UK Politics News

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) slashed it's forecast for growth on Wednesday as the Chancellor, George Osborne, warns that austerity could...

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Sun, Sea and Suspicious Taxes: 8% Increase in Air Passenger Duty

Settit Beyene | Posted 12.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Office of Budget Responsibility, Ryanair, Easyjet, Ba, Flight Taxes, Apd, Air Passenger Duty, Holidays Abroad, Flights, UK Lifestyle News
Settit Beyene

Embarking on a gap year in 2012/2013 means I and countless other itchy-footed Brits will have to deal with increased APD on flights, opaque booking costs and 'administration' fees (EasyJet, Ryanair, I'm looking at you). Despite what Madonna said in the '80s, this year, holidays will not be a time to celebrate.

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Euro Crisis Continues To Create 'Big Uncertainty'

PA | Posted 23.12.2011 | UK Politics
Read More: Robert Chote, UK Business, UK News, George Osborne, Office-of-Budget-Responsibility, UK Economy, UK Politics News

Fears over the future of the euro are creating a "big uncertainty" about Britain's economic prospects in 2012, the head of the Office for Budget Respo...

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Labour Question Government Borrowing Forecasts

PA | Posted 17.11.2011 | UK Politics
Read More: Office of Budget Responsibility, UK News, UK Issues, UK Labour Party, UK Economy, UK Politics News

The Government could end up borrowing £100 billion more than it planned up to 2015, Labour has claimed. It published comparisons of independent p...

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