Authors

Director
Helen joined the IFS in 2007. She has almost two decades of experience analysing UK fiscal policy and providing trusted advice to policymakers.
Explainer details
- DOI
- 10.1920/ex.ifs.2025.0011
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
Suggested citation
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: 13 September 2026).
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