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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
Policy analysis

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
Academic research

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.