PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Unemployment: Taxation (27 November 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her tax policies on the unemployment rate.

Asked by:
Damian Hinds (Conservative)

Answer

The Office for Budget Responsibility’s October 2024 forecast, which takes into account tax measures announced in the Budget, expects the unemployment rate will fall to 4.1% next year and remain low until 2029.


Answered by:
James Murray (Labour)
3 December 2024

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