Andrew Dilnot

This paper is based on the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) Annual Lecture, delivered by Andrew Dilnot.

In this note, the authors examine how we might measure the fiscal stance in terms of the scale of the public deficit. They show the path the gap between state income and expenditure has taken since 1946. The paper also tries to isolate the effects of government policy as opposed to the economic cycle.

This note traces the trends in public spending and taxation in the UK during the twentieth century.

The Green Budget 2002 looks at the options open to the Chancellor in his March Budget.

This Green Budget looks at the options available to the Chancellor in his March Budget.

The Green Budget looks at the Chancellor's options for his forthcoming Budget.

This discussion paper describes the structure of Family Credit and the Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC). It looks at the characteristics of likely recipients and discusses how the WFTC will affect work incentives for different types of households. The paper then goes on to discuss a series of issues that deserve attention and discussion in the context of the UK reform, and perhaps more generally in the consideration of policies of this type.