OBR to face Economic Affairs Committee questions

At 3pm on Tuesday 21 June the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee will hear evidence on the UK's fiscal risks and sustainability from:

• Laura Gardiner, Chief of Staff, Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)
• Tom Josephs, Member of the Budget Responsibility Committee, OBR
• Prof. David Miles CBE, Member of the Budget Responsibility Committee, OBR.

This evidence session, which is open to the public, will be held in Committee Room 1 of the House of Lords. It will also be streamed live and on demand on Parliament TV.

Questions the committee is likely to cover in this session include:

• In which areas of government spending would reform have the most pronounced effect on the long-term trajectory?
• Can tax increases alone place the deficit on a more sustainable trajectory?
• In light of the UK's projected population pressures, what would be the impact on the debt trajectory from an abolition of the triple lock?
• What changes to the UK's tax base do witnesses consider most suitable for an ageing society if the aim is to promote a more sustainable fiscal backdrop?
• How large would the fiscal dividend be from lowering inactivity and from this perspective, which age cohort would witnesses advise the Government to focus on?