Estimated Effect of the Budget on Consumer Price and Retail Price Indices

Office for National Statistics data provides estimated effects on the Consumer Price Indices and Retail Prices Index resulting from UK Budget duty and taxation changes. This article serves as a guide for users of the CPI and RPI. The dataset is designated as National Statistics and is licensed under OGL-UK-3.0.

Use Cases

• Modeling inflation forecasts based on announced tax changes.
• Analyzing policy impact on consumer prices based on budget announcements.
• Comparing estimated effects on different price indices (CPI vs RPI).
• Assessing the fiscal contribution to inflation based on duty changes.

Strengths

• Produced by the Office for National Statistics, a key national statistical institute.
• Designated as National Statistics, indicating adherence to official quality standards.
• Licensed under OGL-UK-3.0, allowing for open use and redistribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026-07-08).

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:49.067380

Geography

United Kingdom