Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) says a 0.5 percentage-point upside to UK productivity versus its forecast could cut government borrowing by about £50 billion; a 0.5pp downside could raise borrowing by about £40 billion.

2026-10-28

Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) says a 0.5 percentage-point upside to UK productivity versus its forecast could cut government borrowing by about £50 billion; a 0.5pp downside could raise borrowing by about £40 billion.