Claim: The Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will have up to £10 billion in headroom in the Spring budget.
Fact-check: MailOnline corrects 'fiscal headroom' headline - Full Fact
Verdict: this is misleading. the £10 billion figure refers to comments made by an economist, who said the government's fiscal headroom could plausibly increase by that much. the obr has not yet published its spring budget forecast.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2024-01-24T00:00:00