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OBR assessment of UK’s debt position is ‘off-the-charts alarming’ – Peston

"It paints a picture of shocking Treasury incompetence over the past fifteen years in managing the debt burden", the ITV man said.

Henry Saker-Clark by Henry Saker-Clark
2023-07-13 16:01
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The UK’s public finances are in a “very risky” period after a series of shocks left it in a “vulnerable position” to tackle challenges such as an ageing population, the UK fiscal watchdog has warned.

In its latest fiscal risks report, the Office for Budget Responsibility said state finances have been shaken and public debt increased by a triple shock from the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis.

As a result, the Government’s debt pile grew to more than 100% of annual GDP (Gross Domestic Product) for the first time since 1961 in May.

The Government has committed to bring debt down as one of its five pledges and the watchdog has said this debt is set to decline by 2027-28 as a result.

The @OBR_UK assessment of the sustainability of the UK government's debt is off-the-charts alarming. It paints a picture of shocking Treasury incompetence over the past fifteen years in managing the debt burden – which has left the UK's public finances much more exposed to…

— Robert Peston (@Peston) July 13, 2023

The OBR said higher interest rates and inflation could put pressure on efforts to reduce this debt but did not alter its previous forecast from March, which showed the Government would meet this fiscal pledge.

However, the OBR has cautioned that pressures from the ageing population, climate change and geopolitical issues are likely to reverse this trend dramatically in the longer-term.

It said public debt could surge to more than 300 per cent of economic output by the 2070s due to these challenges.

In response, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said: “This highlights why it is important to deliver on the Prime Minister’s priority to get debt falling and to control borrowing to avoid adding inflationary pressures and risk prolonging higher inflation.

“That means taking difficult but responsible decisions on the public finances, including public sector pay, because more borrowing is itself inflationary.”

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Labour said the Office for Budget Responsibility’s fiscal risks report demonstrates the Government will “never match the ambition” of the UK public.

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said: “This report shows just how far we are falling behind our peers, how exposed our economy is, and again highlights that the Government is failing to take action in areas like energy security to help get bills down.

“It tells you all you need to know that the cost of Government borrowing has risen faster in the UK than elsewhere in the G7 and faster than at any time in the last 40 years.”

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