Chancellor is exploring tinkering with Bank of England bond accounting
Demographic pressures and the costs of climate change will weigh on the public finances, says OBR
Chancellor and BoE governor to hold meeting with bosses of leading lenders
About a dozen Labour MPs are believed to have abstained in protest
Departments set to reject chancellor’s demands as ‘just not possible’ and ask for more money instead
UK chancellor may redefine debt in October Budget
Simon Case points out lack of new spending review to replan departmental budgets
Labour minister had warned of the ‘economy crashing’ without immediate cuts
Figure of £3.1bn highlights challenge for Labour government
Gifts to reduce national debt rose to £700,000 in 2023-24
Increase to 10.4% of GDP highlights vulnerability of country’s finances to moves in global oil market
Chancellor declines to rule out reclassifying how debt is measured ahead of visit to US and Canada to drive investment
Recriminations fly after Reeves’s claim of £22bn black hole
Treasury acknowledges announcements will only go part of the way towards clamping down on 2024-25 overspend
Growth measures should not be sacrificed to plug ‘black hole’ in public finances
Rachel Reeves is preparing to unveil the result of an audit of UK public spending, paving the way for tax rises
Chancellor will outline results of an audit of finances likely to pave way for tax rises this year
Labour’s election pledges mean wealthy are likely to be hit
Rachel Reeves to give statement on Labour’s ‘spending inheritance’ as new government grapples with early crises
UK chancellor says ‘there is a cost to not settling’ even as Treasury grapples with straitened finances
Figures highlight challenges for new Labour government of funding its economic agenda
The coming fiscal statement will set an economic baseline for the new government
UK’s new Labour chancellor has instructed Treasury to examine state spending under the Conservatives
New UK chancellor will try to boost output and avoid imposing drastic cuts on frayed public services
