Treasury Committee to question Chancellor, OBR and economists on Spring Budget

The cross-party Committee of MPs will question the Chancellor on the Budget measures on Wednesday 29 March at 9.45am.

This will follow a session in which the MPs will gather economists’ views on the measures announced in the budget, at 9.45am on Tuesday 21 March. The Committee will question the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) at 2.15pm on Wednesday 22 March.

The Committee’s scrutiny is likely to focus on the Budget’s impact on households and businesses across the UK, and on inflation, taxation and economic growth.

Evidence Sessions

Economists

Tuesday 21 March at 9.45am, Wilson Room, Portcullis House, Houses of Parliament

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Witnesses:

• Torsten Bell, Chief Executive, Resolution Foundation
• Professor Diane Coyle, University of Cambridge
• Paul Johnson, Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies
• Tony Wilson, Director, Institute for Employment Studies

Office for Budget Responsibility

Wednesday 22 March at 2.15pm, Wilson Room, Portcullis House, Houses of Parliament

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Witnesses:

• Richard Hughes, Chair, Office for Budget Responsibility
• Andy King, Member of the Budget Responsibility Committee, Office for Budget Responsibility
• Professor David Miles CBE, Member of the Budget Responsibility Committee, Office for Budget Responsibility

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Wednesday 29 March at 9.45am, Room TBC, Houses of Parliament

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Witnesses:

• Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer

Further information

• About Parliament: Select committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch committees

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