Chancellor's numbers only add up because they were made up, warns leading economist
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John Healey faced accusations of using fabricated figures to balance financial accounts. A leading economist warned that the numbers were not accurate. The OBR acknowledged its own figures were already obsolete. This happened because energy prices had risen sharply.
John Healey was accused of using 'made up numbers' to balance the books as the OBR admitted soaring energy prices meant its figures were already out of date.