After Blair: tax, spend and the shape of the state

<p><p><p><p>How much should we spend on our public services? And what are we prepared to pay for through taxes? </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Robert Chote, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, will set out forthcoming Budget challenges facing the Chancellor (whoever he or she may be). This presentation will be followed by a panel debate between three leading political thinkers:<ul><li>Nick Pearce, Director, <a href="http://www.ippr.org.uk/">Institute for Public Policy Research</a>;<li>Anthony Browne, Director-Designate, <a href="http://www.policyexchange.org.uk/">Policy Exchange</a>;<li>Alasdair Murray, Director, <a href="http://www.centreforum.org/index_html">CentreForum</a> </p><p></p><p></p><p></ul><p>Questions and contributions will be welcomed from the floor.</p><p>This event is part of the ESRC <a href="http://www.esrcfestival.ac.uk">Festival of Social Science 2007</a>.</p></p></p></p>