Labour proposes independent Parliamentary Budget Office to scrutinise government spending
Labour is proposing to establish an independent Parliamentary Budget Office to analyse government finances and election commitments.
Labour has proposed creating an independent Parliamentary Budget Office to strengthen scrutiny of government spending. The office would analyse government finances and election commitments. The proposal addresses a long-standing call for an independent fiscal watchdog.
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Time for an independent fiscal watchdog, long proposed but never delivered
Hallelujah. A major political party (Labour) is proposing to “strengthen scrutiny of Government spending by establishing an independent Parliamentary Budget Office to analyse Government finances and election commitments”. I’ve written for many years about the need for some sort of…