Inheritance tax rises and the Budget: who's affected? podcast<p>We discuss how inheritance tax actually changed in the budget, who will be affected and whether it was a good idea.</p>15 November 2024
How big are the UK's demographic challenges? podcast<p>With birth rates at record lows, we ask what the implications are for the UK and how it might impact the public finances.</p>8 November 2024
What does the Budget mean for the UK? podcast<p>We discuss the Chancellor's first Budget and what impact the changes could have.</p>31 October 2024
IFS recruitment event: Summer students event 2 December 2024 <p>We're offer an opportunity to meet current IFS staff and find out more about our summer placement scheme for current university students.</p>
Challenges for the means-tested benefit system for older people event 11 December 2024 <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">At this online event, IFS researchers will present new research highlighting key issues with the benefit system around retirement age.</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.
Autumn Budget 2024 Real GDP per person forecasts Published on 30 October 2024 Stronger growth this year and next is not expected to persist into the late 2020s. Government finances and spending Fiscal performance
Debt can be redefined but it won’t disappear. Hard decisions are needed comment "The bind is a real one. Both we and our political leaders need to face up to it." Paul Johnson writes for The Times. 23 October 2023
Forecasting is hard enough without basing it on fictional assumptions comment "The power of both the Bank and the OBR is considerable... transparency and reflection are vital." Paul Johnson writes for the Times. 14 August 2023
Don’t cheer end of earnings squeeze: there is more pain to come comment Paul Johnson writes for The Times on the pain to come for households and the public finances. 19 June 2023
Green Budget 2023 report The Chancellor is in a fiscal bind as low growth and high debt interest payments limit any room for manoeuvre in the forthcoming Autumn Statement. 17 October 2023
Outlook for the public finances report In the current environment of high inflation and rising interest rates, tax cuts at the upcoming Budget would be extremely difficult to justify. 17 October 2023
Global economic outlook: how hard will we land? report The fight against inflation continues to dominate the global economic policy agenda. 17 October 2023
Survey of the Ghanaian Tax System report This edition of the Survey of Ghana’s Tax System provides a comprehensive overview of the tax system as of the start of 2024. 18 November 2024
Resource windfalls, public expenditures and local economies working paper We show that the redistribution of natural resource tax revenues to non-extractive municipalities stimulates economic activity in local economies. 18 November 2024
6th World Bank/IFS/ODI Public Finance Conference | Driving Progress: Public Finance and Structural Transformation conference 26 September 2024 at 08:30 Online registrations are now open for the 6th World Bank/IFS/ODI Public Finance Conference.
