The UK Statistics Authority wrote to Sarah Olney MP about statements on tax burden

24 May 2024 · Sir Robert Chote, Chair, UK Statistics Authority

The letter, dated 24 May 2024, replies to correspondence of 7 March 2024. The UK Statistics Authority published it as Letter from Sir Robert Chote to Sarah Olney MP – statements on tax burden; it links to 1 official record. Below are 2 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.

What the UK Statistics Authority wrote

“In the Spring Budget document, this paragraph is clearly sourced as the combined size of Spring Budget 2023, Autumn Statement 2023, and Spring Budget 2024 tax measures in 2028/29 as a percentage of GDP, using data from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) policy measures database and the OBR public finances databank, to combine the effects from several policies at multiple fiscal events.”

“The Office for Statistics Regulation is continuing to work with government departments, including HM Treasury, to embed the principles of intelligent transparency as the default approach to communicating statistics and data.”

From Sir Robert Chote, Chair, UK Statistics Authority, letter of 24 May 2024. Read the full letter.

The words the letter quotes

The letter quotes 1 passage from the public record:

“Together, this Spring Budget and Autumn Statement 2023 deliver a total tax cut of £20 billion for workers, the largest ever cut to employee and self-employed National Insurance Contributions (NICs), as well as making full expensing permanent – with the combined impact of government policy from Autumn Statement 2022 reducing the tax burden by 0.6 percentage points”.”

Source named in the letter: Spring Budget document

Records the letter links to

• Spring Budget document

Correspondence

• The letter it answered: Sarah Olney MP to Sir Robert Chote – statements on tax burden (7 March 2024)

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