<p>The Treasury today announced that the Pre-Budget Report would take place in 3 weeks' time on Thursday 2nd December. To contribute to the government's thinking in the run-up to the Budget the IFS today publishes new research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, assessing the operation of the Government's Code </p><p>for Fiscal Stability since its introduction in 1998. This code sets out the five key principles that the government </p><p>should adhere to in formulating fiscal policy as responsibility, stability, transparency, fairness and efficiency.</p>
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Deputy Director
Carl, a Deputy Director, is an editor of the IFS Green Budget, is expert on the UK pension system and sits on the Social Security Advisory Committee.
European Commission (formerly IFS staff)
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