Helen Miller

“faces a forecast in which borrowing is still expected to fall in coming years, and the fiscal rules are still being met”

Helen Miller · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28

Miller said in a media release ahead of the budget that Healey faces a forecast in which borrowing is still expected to fall in coming years and the fiscal rules are still being met.

“Despite that, a ‘steady-as-she-goes’ budget is not an option available to the chancellor. Choosing to stay the course with the inherited tax and spending plans would mean allowing inflation to blow departments’ spending plans off course,”

Helen Miller · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28

Miller said a steady-as-she-goes budget is not an option available to the chancellor, as staying the course would allow inflation to blow departments' spending plans off course.

“Economic growth in every postcode sounds great and is something we would all love. I think it'll actually be much harder to achieve in practice.”

Helen Miller · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-06

Helen Miller of the IFS cautioned that economic growth in every postcode would be much harder to achieve in practice.