Budget 2026: what should we expect? podcast<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span>What should we expect from the October Budget? IFS economists discuss the choices facing the Chancellor on energy bills, taxes and public spending.</span></p>22 October 2026
Is the Chancellor’s spending plan credible? podcast<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span>Higher inflation, rising borrowing and potential spending cuts: what will the Chancellor’s first Budget mean for the economy and households today?</span></p>15 October 2026
Are renewables making electricity more expensive? podcast<p>Why is electricity so expensive? We explore the role of renewables, the costs of decarbonisation and the future of Britain's energy system.</p>8 October 2026
IFS Zooms In Live: A look ahead to the Budget event 20 October 2026 <p><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;">A special in-person recording of an episode of the IFS Zooms In podcast ahead of the Budget, looking at the choices facing the Chancellor.</span></p>
Autumn Budget 2026: IFS analysis event 29 October 2026 <p>Join us as IFS researchers present their initial response to Chancellor John Healey's Autumn Budget.</p>
IFS Public Economics Day 2027 event 8 January 2027 <p><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;">The IFS is holding a day of talks on issues in public economics of interest to undergraduates in economics and related disciplines.</span></p>
Jobs landing page<p>At IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We 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.
Spring Statement 2025 OBR successive forecasts for productivity growth and out-turn (Index: 2008 = 100) Published on 28 March 2025 OBR productivity growth forecasts have historically been over-optimistic: a downgrade to the OBR's forecast could cause a real fiscal headache. Business and investment Government finances and spending Public finance Government spending Fiscal performance
Is the Chancellor’s spending plan credible? podcast Higher inflation, rising borrowing and potential spending cuts: what will the Chancellor’s first Budget mean for the economy and households today? 15 October 2026
The tax and spending choices facing Andy Burnham podcast Andy Burnham faces difficult choices over tax, borrowing and public spending. How much room will the new Prime Minister have to act? 16 July 2026
The tough fiscal reality facing the UK government podcast Britain faces high debt, high borrowing costs, rising taxes and stretched public services. We explain the fiscal reality facing any government. 28 May 2026
The direct fiscal effects of quantitative easing and tightening report HM Treasury is covering losses as the Bank of England unwinds QE. Recent economic and policy changes affect the scale of losses in the near term. 12 October 2026
Public service spending: plans and pressures report Departmental spending growth is slowing amid pressures on budgets and new spending ambitions. We assess the Chancellor’s choices at this Budget. 12 October 2026
The outlook for the public finances report Higher inflation, higher government borrowing costs and pressures on public services will be the key challenges faced by the Chancellor at the Budget. 12 October 2026
Tax Modelling and Distribution book chapter This chapter provides a review of the literature on the distributional, poverty, and inequality impacts of taxation and public spending in Africa. 16 October 2026
Quality of year-end spending and risk–return trade-off journal article This paper examines how the quality of government spending changes at the end of the fiscal year. 5 October 2026
Long-run trends in corporate investment and leverage in the UK: A decomposition working paper Since the 2008, the UK has experienced persistently weak productivity and corporate investment alongside a sustained decline in corporate leverage. 1 October 2026
