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UK OBR chief Richard Hughes quits after Budget published early

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Monday 01 Dec 2025

(Sharecast News) - The head of Britain's independent economic forecaster has quit after an emergency inquiry into the early release of last week's Budget statement, which also revealed that a similar security breach had occurred earlier this year.


Richard Hughes, chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR),...

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