The £600 billion problem awaiting the next government podcastWe speak to David Gauke and Giles Wilkes, two experts who have been at the heart of the spending review process.25 April 2024
Be the Chancellor Our interactive tool lets you be the Chancellor. Change spending plans, set tax policies and see how your choices impact borrowing and debt.
Should we worry about government debt? podcastDavid Miles joins us to discuss high government debt and its impact on the economy. 11 April 2024
IFS Annual Lecture - Innovation and productivity policies: a budgetary perspective event 15 May 2024 Professor Heidi Williams (Dartmouth College) delivered the 2024 IFS Annual Lecture on innovation and productivity policies.
Jobs landing pageAt IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.20 July 2022
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
Three key takeaways from our TaxDev Tax Expenditures Workshop Comment Tax expenditure reporting is vital but challenging – this briefing covers three key takeaways from a recent workshop on the topic. 17 March 2023
How a tax exemption can increase revenues Comment Tax exemptions must surely reduce revenues, right? This briefing explains why that’s not always true for VAT. 17 March 2023
Spring Budget 2023: IFS analysis Event 16 March 2023 at 10:30 IFS researchers presented their initial analysis of the Chancellor's announcements the morning after his first Budget.
The Spring Budget explained Podcast We provide our analysis on the Chancellor's Spring Budget. 16 March 2023
Effective tax rates and firm size Comment There is a general perception that firms pay less tax than the statutory tax rates would suggest 14 March 2023
At last, we are back to a normal budget, but don’t expect many treats Comment "A stagnant economy leaves little room for either more spending or less tax." Paul Johnson writes for the Times ahead of Wednesday's Spring Budget. 13 March 2023
Freeports: What are they? What do we know? And what will we know? Report This report analyses the rationale for Freeports and what we can learn about their potential impact from past policies and a planned evaluation. 10 March 2023
Freeports and Investment Zones – what sorts of things should we consider when assessing whether they are good policy? Comment We discuss the economic issues central to whether Freeports and Investment Zones are a good idea. 10 March 2023
Better Budgets: has tax policy making improved? Event 6 March 2023 at 17:45 Institute for Government, 2 Carlton Gardens, London, 5AA Six years on, this event looked back on the conclusions and the recommendations of our report on ‘Better Budgets: making tax policy better’.
Understanding pension saving among the self-employed Report We analyse patterns of private pension saving among self-employed workers in the UK using administrative tax data. 2 March 2023
Trends in pension saving among the long-term self-employed Report We analyse trends in private pension saving among the long-term self-employed workers in the UK using administrative tax data. 2 March 2023
The effect of tax incentives on private pension saving Working Paper This paper estimates the responsiveness of private pension saving to tax incentives for employees in England and Wales. 24 February 2023
When and why do employees change their pension saving? Report We analyse how employees’ pension saving responds to changes in earnings and employer, tax incentives, and major life events. 24 February 2023
How to tax the rich? Podcast We talk non-doms, offshore trusts, capital gains and wealth taxes in a quest to answer the question: how should we tax the wealthy? 24 February 2023
Scottish Budget 2023-24: IFS analysis Event 17 February 2023 at 10:00 Ahead of the final Scottish Parliament vote on the Budget, IFS researchers presented their analysis of the proposals.
Scottish Budget 2023–24: further analysis Report The aim of this report is to look at some of the key implications of the Scottish Budget for the coming year, and for the longer term. 17 February 2023
Changes to taxing pensions need to be sensitive, but they should happen Comment "We need to tread carefully, gradually and sensitively, but this cannot be a permanent block to action." Paul Johnson writes for the Times. 13 February 2023
Analysis of Scottish tax and benefit reforms Report We analyse the impact of changes to devolved income tax rates and bands and benefits, and show the total impact of the changes. 9 February 2023
How should pensions be taxed? Event 6 February 2023 at 16:00 Westminster, London This in-person event launched a new report, “A blueprint for a better tax treatment of pensions”, funded by the abrdn Financial Fairness Trust.
A blueprint for a better tax treatment of pensions Report How should pensions be taxed? We propose income tax and National Insurance reforms that would more evenly support pension saving. 6 February 2023
