Spring Statement 2025

Here are some useful resources for social scientists

I am sharing these in case you find them helpful!

Uk government documents

What is the Statement?

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10220/


Office for Budgetary responsibility will post associated reports

https://obr.uk/

Spring Statement Information.

https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/spring-statement-2025


Forecasts for UK economy

office of Budget Responsibility- https://obr.uk/

Analysis

IFS analysis
https://ifs.org.uk/collections/spring-statement-2025


Institute for Government

https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/rachel-reeves-spring-statement

NIESR

https://niesr.ac.uk/blog/spring-statement-2025-fiscal-rules-growth-pressures-and-policy-choices

BDO

https://www.bdo.co.uk/en-gb/microsites/budget-spring-statement-2025


ICAEW Analysis

https://www.icaew.com/technical/economy/spring-statement-march-2025


EY analysis

https://www.ey.com/en_uk/budget


PWC

https://www.pwc.co.uk/budget.html


Newspapers

BBC coverage

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9qjn879lr4o

Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/spring-statement-2025

FT

https://www.ft.com/uk-spring-statement-2025

Budget submissions

Local Government Association
https://www.local.gov.uk/about/campaigns/spending-review-2025

London Councils
https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/news-and-press-releases/2025/london-councils-spending-review-representation

CBI
https://www.cbi.org.uk/articles/the-cbi-s-2025-spending-review-submission/

Institute of Directors
https://www.iod.com/resources/uk-economy/

British Retail Consortium
https://brc.org.uk/news-and-events/news/corporate-affairs/2025/ungated/consumer-confidence-stabilises-as-gen-z-prepare-to-spend/

Federation of Small Businesses
https://www.fsb.org.uk/media-centre

National Housing Federation
https://www.housing.org.uk/resources/what-housing-associations-need-from-the-spending-review-2025/

Russell Group
https://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/news/submission-spending-review-2025

University Alliance
https://www.unialliance.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/UA-Spending-Review-submission.pdf

Universities UK

https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-research/publications/our-submission-comprehensive-spending

TUC
https://www.tuc.org.uk/news/chancellor-must-stay-course-funding-fix-uks-economic-foundations-tuc

Royal college of Nursing

https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/news/uk-student-loan-forgiveness-would-keep-nurses-in-profession-longer-says-rcn-report

BMA

https://www.bma.org.uk/what-we-do/working-with-uk-governments/budget/budgets-and-fiscal-events

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

https://www.jrf.org.uk/news

Child Poverty Action group

https://cpag.org.uk/news/cpags-submission-2025-spending-review