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Inheritance tax rises and the Budget: who's affected?
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<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?
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<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?
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<p>We discuss the Chancellor's first Budget and what impact the changes could have.</p>
31 October 2024
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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>
IFS Public Economics Lecture Day
workshop 9 January 2025
<p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(37, 61, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"DM Serif Text", serif;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">The IFS is holding a day of talks on issues in public economics of interest to undergraduates in economics and related disciplines.</span></p>
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Manifesto analysis: the parties’ tax and benefit plans

On 28 April 2015 from 11:00 to 13:00

The Institute for Fiscal Studies

<p>7 Ridgmount Street<br />London<br />WC1E 7AE</p>

On Tuesday 28 April the IFS will publish its analysis comparing the tax and benefit plans of the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

On Tuesday 28 April the IFS published its analysis comparing the tax and benefit plans of the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats. At the press briefing IFS researchers presented analysis of manifesto commitments. The briefing was streamed live from 10am on Tuesday 28 April and the recording is available below.

Click here to download the Executive Summary.

Watch a recording of the briefing here:

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Robert Joyce

Robert Joyce