Michael Saunders
@msaundersecon.bsky.social
Economist. Now Senior Advisor at Oxford Economics, previously BoE MPC 2016-22, economist at Citi and Salomon Brothers 1990-2016.
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Briton missing in Paris.
May 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Briton missing in Paris.
Spending cuts, but tough choices mostly ducked
As expected, the Spring Statement announced modest cuts to planned public spending to stay within the fiscal rules.
Even after these changes, the fiscal position remains vulnerable. The OBR has taken a relatively optimistic view on the extent…
As expected, the Spring Statement announced modest cuts to planned public spending to stay within the fiscal rules.
Even after these changes, the fiscal position remains vulnerable. The OBR has taken a relatively optimistic view on the extent…
March 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Spending cuts, but tough choices mostly ducked
As expected, the Spring Statement announced modest cuts to planned public spending to stay within the fiscal rules.
Even after these changes, the fiscal position remains vulnerable. The OBR has taken a relatively optimistic view on the extent…
As expected, the Spring Statement announced modest cuts to planned public spending to stay within the fiscal rules.
Even after these changes, the fiscal position remains vulnerable. The OBR has taken a relatively optimistic view on the extent…
Will the govt’s plan for growth succeed?
What else can they do?
The UK is in a low-growth rut, with real GDP per head last year little changed from five years ago.
A successful and durable strategy for lifting growth must focus on supply-side policies, i.e. those that lift potential growth.
…
What else can they do?
The UK is in a low-growth rut, with real GDP per head last year little changed from five years ago.
A successful and durable strategy for lifting growth must focus on supply-side policies, i.e. those that lift potential growth.
…
January 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Will the govt’s plan for growth succeed?
What else can they do?
The UK is in a low-growth rut, with real GDP per head last year little changed from five years ago.
A successful and durable strategy for lifting growth must focus on supply-side policies, i.e. those that lift potential growth.
…
What else can they do?
The UK is in a low-growth rut, with real GDP per head last year little changed from five years ago.
A successful and durable strategy for lifting growth must focus on supply-side policies, i.e. those that lift potential growth.
…
Budget 2024 (1)
The Budget includes sizeable increases versus the March Budget plans for current and capital spending, large tax hikes, and new fiscal rules. Fiscal policy in coming years will tighten significantly, but by less than implied in the March Budget plans.
The Budget includes sizeable increases versus the March Budget plans for current and capital spending, large tax hikes, and new fiscal rules. Fiscal policy in coming years will tighten significantly, but by less than implied in the March Budget plans.
October 31, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Budget 2024 (1)
The Budget includes sizeable increases versus the March Budget plans for current and capital spending, large tax hikes, and new fiscal rules. Fiscal policy in coming years will tighten significantly, but by less than implied in the March Budget plans.
The Budget includes sizeable increases versus the March Budget plans for current and capital spending, large tax hikes, and new fiscal rules. Fiscal policy in coming years will tighten significantly, but by less than implied in the March Budget plans.
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BOE Money Printing to Cost UK as Much as HS2, Ex-Official Says
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December 20, 2023 at 10:57 AM
BOE Money Printing to Cost UK as Much as HS2, Ex-Official Says
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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