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The government’s record on tax 2010–24More from IFS
Understand this issue
How could the Chancellor raise more tax?
podcast
What options does the Chancellor have for raising taxes in the October Budget?
28 August 2024
Election Special: Your questions answered
podcast
In the final run up to the election, we answer your questions about everything from borrowing to AI to the part that luck plays in the economy.
27 June 2024
Is Labour's inheritance really worse than expected?
podcast
We assess the Chancellor's statement on Monday about the state of the public finances.
30 July 2024
Policy analysis
What are the parties’ plans for benefits and taxes?
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Use our simple interactive tool to see how the parties’ plans for benefits and taxes would impact household incomes over the next five years.
24 June 2024
How would the parties’ tax and spending plans affect Scotland and Wales?
report
This ‘explainer’ looks at how the parties’ proposals would affect Scotland and Wales, covering tax, spending, public finances and the constitution.
28 June 2024
Lower oil and gas prices hit Scotland’s underlying public finances in 2023-24
comment
Scotland’s notional fiscal deficit rose by £4.7 billion (2% of GDP) in 2023–24, as lower oil and gas prices hit North Sea revenues.
14 August 2024
Academic research
Identifying network ties from panel data: Theory and an application to tax competition
journal article
Our identification and application show that the analysis of social interactions can be extended to economic realms where no network data exists.
9 September 2024
Focal pricing and pass-through
working paper
I show that the adoption and extent of focal pricing practices in an industry in general do not lower average pass-through of input cost changes.
21 August 2024
Hours of work and the long-run effects of in-work transfers
journal article
We find that reforms incentivising full-time work can significantly boost incomes, including for poorer households, as well as enhance overall welfare
21 August 2024