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Written Question·Treasury·UIN 113720

Public Finance

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Alex Burghart

Conservative — Brentwood and Ongar

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Office for Budget Responsibility will publish a fiscal mandate assessment alongside the Spring Statement.

Answer

James Murray
As the Chancellor announced at Budget 2025, the OBR will assess performance against the fiscal rules once a year at the Budget, in line with the government’s commitment to a single major fiscal event per year.