Commons Sense

House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement

Launch date of the upcoming Government and UKSA consultation on the Retail Prices Index

14 January 2020 · Treasury

Proposed by Sajid Javid Con Bromsgrove

Economy

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At a glance

Key points

  • The joint consultation between the Government and the UK Statistics Authority on changes to the Retail Prices Index will be launched at Budget 2020 on March 11th.
  • Responses to the consultation will be accepted for six weeks until April 22nd.
  • The launch date of the consultation was rescheduled from an earlier date this month.

Issue summary

The statement addresses the launch date of the joint consultation between the Government and the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) on changes to the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

Action requested

The consultation, which had been scheduled for this month, will now be launched at Budget 2020 on March 11th. Responses will be accepted for six weeks until April 22nd.

Key facts

  • The joint consultation between the Government and UKSA is to address shortcomings in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).
  • The consultation was initially scheduled to launch this month but has been rescheduled to Budget 2020 on March 11th.
  • Responses will be accepted for six weeks until April 22nd.
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