With an election probably looming, Gordon Brown's fifth budget has featured moderate tax cuts targeted at higher and basic rate income tax payers, families with children, drinkers and motorists.
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Research Fellow University College London
Alissa is an IFS Research Fellow and a Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the UCL Institute of Education.
Howard Reed
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Goodman, A and Reed, H. (2001). Widespread cuts in tax indicate chancellor offers something for everyone [Comment] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/widespread-cuts-tax-indicate-chancellor-offers-something-everyone (accessed: 6 July 2024).
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