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By: David Aikman

David Aikman is director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR)

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  • Make the OBR boring again

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    The OBR should be independent, trusted and uncontroversial – so it needs a rules-based framework in which to operate, otherwise it will continue to come under attack, says David Aikman The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is preparing to cut its estimate of trend productivity growth. On the face of it, this seems sensible. Productivity [...]

    UK Office for Budget Responsibility analysts reviewing economic forecasts and data reports on computer screens in a modern...

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