Budget delay hinted at as Rishi Sunak fails to name day
The autumn budget in 2020 was postponed until March 2021 because of the pandemic. (Getty Images)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has sparked speculation of delays to the budget, after failing to announce a date when publishing new forecasts, as is normally expected.
Sunak said he had instructed the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to prepare to present an economic and fiscal forecast to parliament on October 27, according to reports.
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The forecast normally accompanies a budget or spending review by the chancellor – but neither were announced.
“It is unusual for the date to be announced like this. Given the unusual choreography, it could well mean the budget will be delayed. Or perhaps the Treasury is deferring a decision until closer to the time, Andrew Goodwin, UK economist at Oxford Economics, told
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