The Treasury will not publish forecasts on the British economy and debt as tax cuts begin in the mini-budget this week.

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Kwasi Quarting declined to publish updated economic and fiscal forecasts alongside his “mini-budget” this week.

The House of Commons Treasury has written to the new chancellor asking him to publish the figures already collected by the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR).

But the Treasury will keep the forecast secret, I Understands and won’t post an update until the full budget sometime in the next six months.

Kwarteng will release an economic statement, announced by the Treasury as a “growth plan,” on Friday, announcing upcoming tax cuts and plans to stimulate the economy.

Conservative MP Mel Stride, Chairman of the Treasury Committee, said: “We consider it extremely important to announce significant tax changes in a financial event along with the outlook for the OBR. These forecasts are a vital indicator of the country’s financial health and provide security and confidence to international markets and investors.

“There has been a deterioration in our economic outlook since the last OBR forecast in March. There have been significant fiscal interventions since then and we have been told that there will be other significant interventions, including permanent large tax cuts that will be announced on Friday. In the circumstances, from necessary to provide independent OBR forecasts.”

A government spokesperson responded, “Given the exceptional circumstances facing our country, we are moving incredibly quickly to provide significant energy bill support to homes and businesses and are moving quickly to put in place new plans to drive economic growth. It’s still this week. We remain committed to maintaining our usual forecast for this fiscal year as per the need “.

Expectations for future inflation have increased significantly since the last OBR forecast and the Bank of England expects the UK to enter a recession.

That would potentially hurt public finances, making it difficult for Liz Truss to finance the planned tax cuts without significantly increasing borrowing.

the master. Kwarteng plans to implement a budget sometime in the current fiscal year ending in March, along with a spending review to determine the amount of money allocated to each government department.

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