Authors

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.
Explainer details
- DOI
- 10.1920/ex.ifs.2023.0014
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
Suggested citation
Emmerson, C. (2023). Now is not the time for tax cuts [Explainer] Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/now-not-time-tax-cuts (accessed: 15 July 2025).
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