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fromBusiness Matters
1 week ago

NCSC reveals Budget forecasts accessed almost 25,000 times before publication

A report by the National Cyber Security Centre found that documents prepared by the Office for Budget Responsibility were downloaded on "at least" 24,701 occasions in the hour before Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget speech on 26 November. The figure is far higher than the 43 downloads cited in an initial internal review. The NCSC said the first full download of the OBR's forecasts occurred shortly after 11.35am on Budget day,
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

OBR complained to Treasury before budget about leaks spreading misconceptions'

Leaks before the budget spread misconceptions about OBR forecasts, prompting complaints, a clarifying letter, and the OBR chair's resignation after an inadvertent document release.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The most misleading thing about Rachel Reeves's budget? Who it was really for | Aditya Chakrabortty

Rachel Reeves did not tell outright falsehoods about the budget but misled the public about decision factors, causing reputational damage amid OBR forecast revelations.
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