Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)
rates verified 24 Jul 2026 · next refresh after Autumn Statement
Direct answer
The OBR is an independent fiscal watchdog. It forecasts the revenue impact of frozen thresholds and other Budget measures and publishes Economic and Fiscal Outlooks.33
What Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) publishes
The OBR's March 2026 EFO estimates the extended freeze drags around 5 million extra taxpayers into higher rates by 2030/31.34
Where we cite Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)
Numbers attributable to Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) carry an inline source tick across taxbands.co.uk pages. See the method ledger for the full registry and the updated log for the date each figure was last verified.30