What's the future of corporation tax? podcast<p><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;">Corporation tax was introduced 60 years ago. Despite many predictions of its decline, it is now forecast to raise record amounts. </span></p>10 April 2025
Spring Statement 2025: IFS Zooms In podcast<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(13, 13, 13);counter-reset:list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0;cursor:text;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> What were the decisions and trade-offs made by Chancellor Reeves?</p>27 March 2025
The Schools Bill: what's changing and why? podcast<p class="p1">The bill aims to improve education and social care for children. But will it work?</p>11 March 2025
IFS Annual Lecture: Trade Wars and the Future of Globalisation conference 20 May 2025 <p>Professor Meredith Crowley will deliver the 2025 <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(37, 61, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"DM Serif Text", serif;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">IFS Annual Lecture. </span></p>
From Sure Start to Family Hubs: how can evidence best inform policymaking for joined up family support in the early years? conference 22 May 2025 <p>This event will explore the evidence and policy landscape around early years family support. It will also mark the launch of a new report from IFS.</p>
Jobs landing page<p>At IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.</p>20 July 2022
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
Green Budget 2024: Full reportreportThe new Chancellor faces a difficult fiscal inheritance. Her choices on tax and spending at this first Budget could define the rest of the parliament.10 October 2024
What options does Rachel Reeves have for the Budget?podcastWe explore the options the Chancellor has in the forthcoming Budget.16 October 2024
Options for the 2024 Spending Review and beyondreportWe examine the challenges facing public services and the Chancellor’s public spending options at the forthcoming Budget and Spending Reviews.10 October 2024
Adult social care in England: what next?reportWe set out the major challenges facing the adult social care system in England and explore potential future developments for the sector.10 October 2024
The outlook for the public finances in the new parliamentreportWe describe the fiscal outlook and set out the unenviable but important choices – which could define the parliament – confronting Rachel Reeves.10 October 2024
UK economic outlook: navigating the endgamereportGrowth has been better than expected this year, but the UK’s recovery is not yet secure. Structural changes will require reform, not just investment.10 October 2024
Capital gains tax reformreportShould the government raise capital gains tax in the Budget? What is the case for reforming capital gains tax? What are the options for reform?6 October 2024
How to reduce child poverty: compare the policy optionscalculatorUse these charts to compare policies for reducing child poverty and to examine how child poverty rates have changed over time across different groups.3 October 2024
Child poverty: trends and policy optionsreportRelative child poverty has increased. Which children are most likely to be affected? What policies would most effectively reduce child poverty?3 October 2024
Pressures on public sector payreportOver a fifth of government spending goes on pay. We examine recruitment and retention challenges which mean that pressures could mount going forward.27 September 2024
Fiscal rules and investment in the upcoming BudgetcommentThe government is reportedly considering a change to the debt rule to allow for more borrowing for investment. We consider some of the options.27 September 2024
Options for increasing taxescommentWhat taxes could the Chancellor increase in her first Budget on 30 October? And how could it be done in a way that improves tax design?21 September 2024
Home Office budgeting and asylum overspends commentThe Home Office has repeatedly spent far more than budgeted for asylum, border, visa and passport operations in recent years.29 August 2024
Definitions of debt and the new government’s fiscal rulescommentThe new government has an ‘ironclad’ commitment to reduce government debt. It matters which definition of debt is used for the fiscal rule. 7 August 2024
IFS Green Budget 2024event 10 October 2024 at 14:00 The IFS Green Budget assessed the state of the UK economy and the new government’s fiscal position ahead of their first Budget.
Should the government increase capital gains tax?event 7 October 2024 at 14:00 This online event looked at the case for reforming capital gains tax and what the government could do in the upcoming budget.
How can the new government reduce child poverty?event 3 October 2024 at 11:00 This online event looked at recent trends in child poverty and what policy options the government has to reduce it.
Where next for public sector pay?event 27 September 2024 at 09:30 This online event will look at the prospects for public sector pay for different occupations given the public spending pressures in the coming years.
Drastic times need drastic action: breaking the 50-year tax taboo comment Rachel Reeves should consider increasing the basic rate, just as Denis Healey did in 1975 14 April 2025
Average household consumption spending before and after housing costs, and mean weekly per-capita income, in different local authorities, 2018–2019 data item Londoners may have the highest average incomes, but their household spending once you account for housing costs is lower than other regions. 11 April 2025
Rank of local authorities by average household income compared to rank by average consumption after housing costs data item On average, London local authorities rank at the top of the income distribution, but are bottom of the net-of-housing consumption distribution. 11 April 2025
Where and how does the government spend its money? calculator Explore how and where the government spends money, and how this has changed over time, in all regions and nations of the UK 10 April 2025
Today’s ONS figures highlight uncertainty around fiscal forecasts comment Public finance data out today show that borrowing overshot the official forecast made at last month's Spring Statement by £15 billion. 23 April 2025
Which places have the highest standard of living? comment Measuring living standards using average household spending gives a starkly different picture of regional inequalities than using average income. 11 April 2025
Small area consumption estimates for local authorities in Great Britain working paper In this paper, we estimate average equivalised consumption measures across local authority districts in Great Britain. 11 April 2025
Costly attention and retirement working paper In UK data, I document the prevalence of misbeliefs regarding State Pension eligibility age (SPA) and these misbeliefs’ predictivity of retirement. 1 April 2025
Housing wealth, marital stability and labor supply: an intertemporal analysis working paper We study how house price shocks affect marital stability and household labor supply. 28 March 2025
