The chancellor has managed - only just - to keep within his fiscal rules. But his Pre-Budget Report lays the ground for spending cuts that will leave little funding for services other than the government's priorities.

    Authors

    Carl Emmerson
    Carl Emmerson

    Deputy Director

    Carl, a Deputy Director, is an editor of the IFS Green Budget, an expert on the UK pension system and sits on the Social Security Advisory Committee.

    Comment details

    DOI
    10.1920/co.ifs.2024.1035
    Publisher
    IFS

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    Emmerson, C and Frayne, C. (2005). Cutting it fine, analysis shows [Comment] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/cutting-it-fine-analysis-shows (accessed: 23 June 2025).

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