UK economy

This section contains documents and publications reflecting the Treasury’s aims to maintain a stable macroeconomic framework with low inflation.

The Government’s response to the Heseltine Review
Autumn Statement 2012
The 2012 Autumn Statement will be made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, on Wednesday 5 December at 12.30pm
Plan for Growth
Setting out the path to sustainable growth
Exchange equalisation accounts
The account that holds the UK's reserves of gold, foreign currencies and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), with documents dating back to 1997. Includes FX intervention data series.
Exchequer cash management remit
The Debt Management Office’s Exchequer cash management remit for 2011-12
Funding for Lending Scheme
The Bank of England and HM Treasury launch the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) to boost lending to households and businesses.
IMF reports
IMF provides surveillance of every major economy and reports for the UK are in this section.
Monetary policy in the UK
Key documents in the monetary framework, the Monetary Policy Committee and Remit letters.
Office for Budget Responsibility
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) was formed in May 2010 to make an independent assessment of the public finances and the economy for each Budget and Pre-Budget Report. Read more about their work.
Treasury Economic Working Papers
Trial of the Pyx
The history of the Trial of the Pyx goes back to the twelfth century, making it one of the longest established judicial procedures in the country.

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