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What should we expect from the upcoming Budget? With energy prices rising, pressure on public services and government borrowing already high, the Chancellor faces some difficult choices.
Recorded live at the British Library as part of the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) Festival of Social Science, Helen Miller is joined by IFS economists Max Warner and Stuart Adam to discuss what might be announced at the October Budget.
They explore how the government could support households facing higher energy bills, whether businesses might receive further help, and how any new measures could be funded. Could the Chancellor borrow more, raise taxes on banks and landlords, or make bigger changes to the tax and benefit system?
They also discuss the pressures facing public services, the limits imposed by the government's tax pledges, and the measures they'd most like the Chancellor to avoid.
Host
Helen Miller
Helen joined the IFS in 2007. She has almost two decades of experience analysing UK fiscal policy and providing trusted advice to policymakers.
Participants
Stuart Adam
Stuart is a Senior Economist working in the Tax sector, and focuses on analysing the design of the tax and benefit system.
Max Warner
Max joined the IFS in 2020. His work covers health and social care, public spending and public sector productivity.
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