Reeves nominates ex-MPC member Jonathan Haskel as next OBR chair

Imperial College London professor

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 Haskel (picture) served as an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee from 2018 to 2024. Credit: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek
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Haskel (picture) served as an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee from 2018 to 2024. Credit: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has nominated Imperial College London economics professor Jonathan Haskel as the next chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

His appointment is subject to the approval of the cross-party parliamentary Treasury Committee, which approves all appointments to the Budget Responsibility Committee, including the chair. In ...

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