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From: Budget 2026 live: Latest updates, analysis and fact checks

OBR says Employment Rights Act will have negative economic impact, Spectator reports

The OBR's Budget forecast says the Employment Rights Act will have a "negative economic impact", according to the Spectator.

Writing in the magazine's Evening Blend newsletter, the Spectator's James Heale reports that the OBR expects the act to hit businesses through increased uncertainty, lost flexibility and higher labour-related costs.

This report has not been independently checked against the text of the OBR's Economic and Fiscal Outlook.

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