What we now know about the UK economy in four charts
Source: BBC ·
The Office for Budget Responsibility says higher energy prices will impact everything from prices and living standards to economic growth.
From the source
The UK may have no involvement in the US-Iran war, but the country is feeling the full force of the conflict on its economy. Soaring energy prices are set to dent growth in the short term, push up inflation and leave living standards in a "grim" place, according to the latest official forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Interest rates are also predicted to rise, making borrowing more expensive, along with government debt repayments. Chancellor John Healey warned the nation faces "real challenges ahead" as he announced policies that he said would offer "breathing space" for households in the coming months. "What we face today are global economic storms," he said. "We can't wish them away. We must choose the course we steer through them." In its first assessment of the UK economy since the Middle East conflict started, the OBR said rising energy prices were the biggest risk to the economy in the near future. Despite raising its growth forecast for this year, it…
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