Policy paper

Charter for Budget Responsibility: Autumn 2022 update

The Charter for Budget Responsibility sets out the government’s approach to fiscal policy and management of the public finances.

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Charter for Budget Responsibility: Autumn 2022

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The Charter for Budget Responsibility sets out the government’s fiscal framework and debt management policy. This includes the government’s fiscal and debt management objectives and its targets which will deliver these objectives (including the “fiscal mandate”). The Charter for Budget Responsibility is required by the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011.

This updated version was initially published in draft in November 2022. It sets out the new fiscal framework announced at Autumn Statement 2022.

Published 17 November 2022
Last updated 26 January 2023 + show all updates
  1. The laying power has been added to the report ahead of the Charter for Budget Responsibility debate and vote

  2. First published.