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UK budget watchdog to cut productivity forecast

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November 02, 2025

Britain's budget watchdog is expected to cut a key productivity forecast by a larger-than-expected 0.3 percentage points, people familiar with the situation said, potentially leading to a 20 billion-pound ($26.8 billion) hit to the public finances.

Finance minister Rachel Reeves has said the Office for Budget Responsibility is likely to cut its productivity forecast after acknowledging it had been too optimistic in the past.

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