economic growth and government finances as projected by the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR). Osborne's 2015 statement on 25 November was a joint Autumn Statement and Spending Review, and included a new forecast by the OBR. In 2016, Conservative Chancellor Philip Hammond announced his intention to end the Autumn Statement: instead of a Budget in the Spring, and an Autumn Statement, there will instead be a Budget in the Autumn, and a Spring Statement, with the first on 13 March 2018. List of statements Previous statements The statement has been held in the past during different seasons and with alternate names: Autumn Statement (1976–1992, 2010–2016) Summer Statement (1993–1996, 2020) Pre-Budget Report (1997–2009) Winter Economy Plan (2020) References External links Pre-Budget Reports, 1997 to date at HM Treasury Pre-Budget Report coverage by the Daily Telegraph Pre-Budget Commentary by the Institute for Fiscal Studies Fiscal policy Debates in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Government of the United Kingdom United Kingdom budgets Annual events in the United Kingdom Recurring events established in 1976