Collection
Analysis of policy announcements made by Conservative leadership contenders Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss.
The challenges facing the new Prime Minister
6 September 2022
People need help with their energy bills, but we will have to pay for it
29 August 2022
Cost of maintaining household support package rises by £14bn in light of new energy price cap
26 August 2022
The outlook for the public finances under the Bank of England’s August 2022 forecast
18 August 2022
Can we all eat cake? Political leaders should explain that is pure fantasy
15 August 2022
The long squeeze: rising inflation and the current government support package
15 August 2022
The inflation squeeze on public services
10 August 2022
Conservative candidates’ tax plans are increasingly similar, though still differ in scale and timing
1 August 2022
Rishi Sunak’s proposal to temporarily remove VAT on energy bills
27 July 2022
Tax and spending policies of Conservative leadership contenders
On 5 September we will know which of the two is the next Conservative Party leader - and therefore Prime Minister - so their visions for tax and spending matter.
21 July 2022
An initial response to the public sector pay announcement
20 July 2022
Tory leadership candidates need to face reality on tax pledges
Authors
Senior Economist
Stuart is a Senior Economist working in the Tax sector, and focuses on analysing the design of the tax and benefit system.
Research Economist
Isaac is a Research Economist in the Taxation sector, focusing on the taxation of high-income individuals and closely-held corporate entities.
Deputy Director
Carl, a Deputy Director, is an editor of the IFS Green Budget, is expert on the UK pension system and sits on the Social Security Advisory Committee.
Director
Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.
Deputy Director
Robert is a Deputy Director. His work focuses on primarily on the labour market, income and wealth inequality, and the design of the welfare system.
Associate Director
Peter joined in 2009. He has published several papers on the microeconomics of household spending and labour supply decisions over the life-cycle.
Research Fellow
Luke is a Research Fellow at the IFS and his general research interests include education policy, political economy and poverty and inequality.
Senior Research Economist
Isabel works in the Healthcare sector, and on the public finances. Their research focuses on retaining and developing the NHS workforce.
Associate Director
Tom is an Associate Director at the IFS and Head of the Income, Work and Welfare sector.
Senior Research Economist
Ben is a Senior Research Economist and an editor of the IFS Green Budget. His work focuses on the health and social care system and UK fiscal policy.
Collection details
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
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