Autumn statement 2023
What were the key choices facing Jeremy Hunt?
Our analysis
Six things we learnt from the 2023 autumn statement
The chancellor presented his autumn statement alongside the latest forecasts from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility.
Autumn statement of intent?
Giles Winn, a former Treasury special adviser, joins the podcast team to reveal what really goes into planning a big fiscal statement.
What does the 2023 autumn statement mean for UK fiscal policy?
Following the autumn statement, an IfG event – featuring OBR's Richard Hughes – assessed the chancellor’s announcements.
Rishi Sunak’s pivot to tax cuts reveals No10’s search for an economic argument
The prime minister’s speech sets out five new economic promises – and has shifted the discussion about tax cuts.
Autumn statement frenzy shows why we should only have one fiscal event a year
Jeremy Hunt should hold on to his reputation for economic competence.
Six things we learnt from the spring budget 2023
What the chancellor's announcement revealed about the government's plans for tax and spending policy.
Better borrowing numbers do not mean the chancellor has a tax cuts war-chest
The chancellor and prime minister should not use inflation to cut spending by the back door.
What does the 2023 autumn statement mean for UK fiscal policy?
Following the autumn statement, an IfG event – featuring OBR's Richard Hughes – assessed the chancellor’s announcements.
Key explainers
Current UK fiscal rules
What are the government’s current fiscal rules and is it on track to meet them?
Fiscal rules in the UK since 1997
Fiscal rules are restrictions on fiscal policy set by a government to constrain its own decisions on spending and taxes.
Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is the UK’s official independent economic and fiscal forecaster.
Budgets
Governments require parliament’s approval to spend money, as well as to raise revenue in the form of taxes.
Our experts
Gemma Tetlow
Chief Economist
Thomas Pope
Deputy Chief Economist
Olly Bartrum
Senior Economist
Giles Wilkes
Senior Fellow
Jeremy Pattison
Research Assistant