This government has pushed geographic inequalities to the top of the policy agenda. This is an ambitious agenda, and one that will not be quickly achieved with off-the-shelf policy solutions.

Find out more: https://www.ifs.org.uk/green-budget

    Authors

    Ben Zaranko
    Ben Zaranko

    Associate Director

    Ben joined the IFS in 2017 and works across a range of areas, including UK fiscal policy and the productivity of the health and social care system.

    Explainer details

    DOI
    10.1920/ex.ifs.2024.0067
    Publisher
    IFS

    Suggested citation

    Zaranko, B. (2020). 'Levelling Up' explained [Explainer] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/levelling-explained (accessed: 19 June 2025).

    More from IFS

    Understand this issue

    Policy analysis

    Academic research