The tax and spending choices facing Andy Burnham podcast<p class="p1">Andy Burnham faces difficult choices over tax, borrowing and public spending. How much room will the new Prime Minister have to act?</p>16 July 2026
Will devolution solve the UK’s economic woes? podcast<p>Could devolution boost UK growth, or would it widen regional divides? We ask what shifting power from Westminster would really mean.</p>9 July 2026
The inequality of 'good jobs' podcast<p>What makes a good job? This episode explores pay, progression, flexibility and why access to better work is unequal.</p>25 June 2026
The state of the justice system event 14 September 2026 <p>This in-person event marks the launch of a major new report bringing together insights from the IFS Transforming Justice programme.</p>
IFS Annual Lecture: Are Ideas Harder to Find, Overall? event 12 October 2026 <p><span data-teams="true">Nobel Laureate Philippe Aghion will deliver the 2026 IFS Annual Lecture.</span></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.
Public spending on health and defence in the UK over time Published on 18 February 2025 Public spending on defence in the UK has decreased significantly in the past 70 years, while health spending has increased. Government finances and spending Government spending Public finance Health
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 Spring Forecast explained podcast Spring Forecast: headline numbers look steady but higher energy prices could lift UK inflation, rates and borrowing faster than expected. 4 March 2026
Public service spending and performance in Scotland report Scottish public services are struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, and cuts to some services loom. 7 March 2026
Despite recent progress, Scottish public services are still performing substantially worse than before COVID press release Five years on from COVID, Scotland's public services are still struggling to recover 7 March 2026
New Welsh Government will face big fiscal challenges as it seeks to implement its policy priorities comment The new Plaid Cymru government faces a difficult fiscal outlook – and the need to find common ground with other parties. 19 May 2026
Discretion versus algorithms: bureaucrats, tax equity and acceptability working paper We study how replacing bureaucrats’ discretion with algorithmic assessment affects the accuracy, equity, and public acceptance of tax decisions. 11 May 2026
Fiscal policy and the justice system journal article It is axiomatic that public funding is a determinant of the quality of the justice system and that justice is a consequential area of public spending. 8 May 2026
At scale implementation and the perils of fragmentation working paper Governments frequently rely on multiple actors to deliver technology-adoption policies at scale, yet we find that information can reduce adoption. 7 January 2026
