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Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011
Summary
This Act created the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), an independent organisation that checks and reports on the government's spending plans and economic forecasts. It ensures the government's financial promises are truthful and realistic before they're announced to the public.
A vote to support means
- —Supporting this Act means backing independent checks on the government's spending and economic plans. It helps protect the public by making sure the government's money decisions are honest and realistic, rather than just what politicians want people to hear.
A vote to oppose means
- —Some people worry that giving power to independent bodies (rather than elected politicians) reduces democratic control. Others concern that these checks might slow down government decisions or that the independent bodies might not always agree with different government policies.
Cast Your Vote
People's Vote0 votes
0% Support · 00% Oppose · 0
Parliament's Vote448 MPs
16% Ayes · 7384% Noes · 375
Bill Passage
Commons
- 1st reading7 Feb 2011
- 2nd reading14 Feb 2011
- Committee stage1 Mar 2011
- Report stage22 Mar 2011
- 3rd reading22 Mar 2011
Lords
- 1st reading21 Oct 2010
- 2nd reading8 Nov 2010
- Committee stage29 Nov 2010
- Report stage31 Jan 2011
- 3rd reading7 Feb 2011
Royal Assent22 Mar 2011
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