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Chancellor Rachel Reeves will present the Spring Statement on Wednesday 26th March. This was originally billed as just a routine update on the economic and fiscal outlook, consistent with the commitment to hold a single fiscal event each year in the autumn. Yet shifting economic circumstances and mounting pressures on the public finances may force the Chancellor to make more substantial announcements on tax and spending.
IFS researchers will present their initial analysis of the Chancellor's announcements on the following day, Thursday 27th March, at an online webinar.
Download Paul Johnson's opening remarks here.
Chair

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.
Speakers

Senior Research Economist
Isabel works in the Healthcare sector, and on the public finances. Their research focuses on retaining and developing the NHS workforce.

Research Economist
Bee joined the IFS in 2021 as a Research Economist and works in the Retirement, Saving and Ageing sector.

Associate Director
Tom is an Associate Director at the IFS and Head of the Income, Work and Welfare sector.

Deputy Director
Carl, a Deputy Director, is an editor of the IFS Green Budget, an expert on the UK pension system and sits on the Social Security Advisory Committee.

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