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Why is the government reforming health-related benefits?
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<p>We discuss the government's welfare reforms aimed at helping sick and disabled people into work, and what the changes mean for health-related benefits</p>
14 May 2025
What's the future of corporation tax?
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<p><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;">Corporation tax was introduced 60 years ago. Despite many predictions of its decline, it is now forecast to raise record amounts. </span></p>
10 April 2025
Spring Statement 2025: IFS Zooms In
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<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(13, 13, 13);counter-reset:list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0;cursor:text;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> What were the decisions and trade-offs made by Chancellor Reeves?</p>
27 March 2025
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From Sure Start to Family Hubs: how can evidence best inform policymaking for joined up family support in the early years?
conference 22 May 2025
<p>This event will explore the evidence and policy landscape around early years family support. It will also mark the launch of a new report from IFS.</p>
A look ahead to the 2025 Spending Review
event 2 June 2025
<p><span data-teams="true">At this online event, researchers will present what the key choices will be at the Spending Review.</span></p>
Spending Review 2025: IFS analysis
event 12 June 2025
<p>At this online event, <span class="TextRun SCXW147924733 BCX8 NormalTextRun" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;line-height:20.85px;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US">IFS researchers will present their overnight analysis of the Spending Review.</span></p>
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Autumn statement 2022

The Autumn Statement 2022 explained

Paul Johnson

Published on 17 November 2022

Paul Johnson provides an immediate response to the government's Autumn Statement.

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Paul Johnson

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Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.