Aggregates the measures returned by get_policy_measures() to give the
net Exchequer effect (positive = revenue-raising / spending-reducing for
tax, spending-increasing for spending) by fiscal event and fiscal year.
Arguments
- x
An
obr_tblreturned byget_policy_measures().
Value
An obr_tbl with columns:
- type
"tax"or"spending"- event
Fiscal event
- fiscal_year
Fiscal year
- value_mn
Sum of the Exchequer effect across all measures scored at that event, in GBP million
Provenance is preserved.
See also
Other policy measures:
get_policy_measures()
Examples
# \donttest{
op <- options(obr.cache_dir = tempdir())
pm <- get_policy_measures(type = "tax", since = "2024-25")
#> Warning: Could not resolve a current Policy Measures Database URL from 16 candidates.
#> ℹ Falling back to
#> <https://obr.uk/download/policy-measures-database-march-2025/>.
#> ! Returned data may be older than expected. Run with internet access, or pin a
#> vintage explicitly when that feature ships.
#> ℹ Loading from cache. Use `refresh = TRUE` to re-download.
policy_measures_summary(pm)
#> # obr_tbl: 593 rows x 4 cols
#> # Source: OBR Policy Measures Database, March 2025
#> # URL: https://obr.uk/download/policy-measures-database-march-2025/
#> # Retrieved: 2026-05-07 21:09:03 UTC
#> # File MD5: a76d78e7a14d
#> # Package: obr 0.5.0
#> # Note: Summed across measures by event and fiscal year.
#>
#> type event fiscal_year value_mn
#> 1 tax Autumn 2010 2024-25 1132.04747
#> 2 tax Autumn 2010 2025-26 1178.59655
#> 3 tax Autumn 2010 2026-27 1220.80995
#> 4 tax Autumn 2010 2027-28 1264.38398
#> 5 tax Autumn 2010 2028-29 1308.29845
#> 6 tax Autumn 2010 2029-30 1352.99870
#> 7 tax Autumn 2010 2030-31 1401.28704
#> 8 tax Autumn 2011 2024-25 21.71078
#> 9 tax Autumn 2011 2025-26 22.60351
#> 10 tax Autumn 2011 2026-27 23.41310
#> # ... with 583 more rows
options(op)
# }