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IFS Director Helen Miller responds to the Chancellor's Autumn Budget. 

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      Helen joined the IFS in 2007. She has almost two decades of experience analysing UK fiscal policy and providing trusted advice to policymakers. 

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      Miller, H. (2025). The Autumn Budget 2025 explained in 90 seconds [Explainer] Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/autumn-budget-2025-explained (accessed: 1 November 2026).

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