Spring Statement 26: Forecasts 'already out of date' amid escalating conflict in the Middle East

Concerns over Middle East conflict

Michael Nelson
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The economic projections that underpinned the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) forecasts for the Spring Statement today (3 March) are at risk of aging very quickly, according to economists, as conflict in the Middle East intensifies.

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