Chancellor George Osborne delivered his last Budget of this parliament on Wednesday 18 March. The following day, on Thursday 19 March, the Institute for Fiscal Studies held a lunchtime briefing. The presentations from IFS researchers are available here:
Opening remarks: Slides; Recording and slides
The end (of austerity) is nigh?: Slides; Recording and slides
Public services spending: Slides; Recording and slides
Pensions, savings and business taxation: Slides; Recording and slides
Household incomes: trends and the impact of tax and benefit changes: Slides; Recording and slides
This event is organised by the ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy at IFS.
Speakers

Senior Economist
Stuart is a Senior Economist working in the Tax sector, and focuses on analysing the design of the tax and benefit system.

Robert Joyce

Director
Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.
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