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Inheritance tax rises and the Budget: who's affected?
podcast
We discuss how inheritance tax actually changed in the budget, who will be affected and whether it was a good idea.
15 November 2024
How big are the UK's demographic challenges?
podcast
With birth rates at record lows, we ask what the implications are for the UK and how it might impact the public finances.
8 November 2024
What does the Budget mean for the UK?
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We discuss the Chancellor's first Budget and what impact the changes could have.
31 October 2024
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Challenges for the means-tested benefit system for older people
event 11 December 2024
At this online event, IFS researchers will present new research highlighting key issues with the benefit system around retirement age.
IFS Public Economics Lecture Day
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Kate Ogden

Senior Research Economist

Kate joined the IFS as a Research Economist in 2020. She works on two main areas: local government finance in England, and higher education. Her research also includes the distribution of spending on public services across places, and across people. Before joining the IFS she worked as an economist at the Cabinet Office.

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MSc (Distinction) Economics, University of Manchester, 2017

BA (1st Class) Philosophy, Politics and Economics, University of Oxford, 2016

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A decline in foreign students and higher costs create a perfect storm for Scottish universities

Comment

Falls in funding for home students, a decline in international enrolments and higher labour costs put Scottish university finances under pressure.

19 November 2024

£390 million relief for English universities as government ends tuition fee freeze

Comment

We respond to government plans to increase the cap on tuition fees for England-domiciled undergraduate students.

4 November 2024

Budget decisions on tax, spending and debt could shape domestic policy for the whole parliament

Press Release

It will be finely balanced whether the Chancellor can avoid cuts to public services and meet her current budget balance rule without fresh tax rises.

10 October 2024

Council funding: past, future and implications for social policy

Presentation

David Phillips gave this presentation on local government finances to the House of Commons Library Social Policy training day in October 2024.

9 October 2024

Council funding: what’s happened and what’s next?

Presentation

David Phillips gave this presentation on local government finances to Office for Local Government (OfLoG) staff in September 2024.

18 September 2024

Council funding: what’s happened and what’s next?

Presentation

David Phillips gave this presentation on local government finances at a Pixel Financial Management conference in September 2024.

12 September 2024

Student visas down by a sixth will cause challenges for some universities

Comment

IFS responds to new study visa application statistics.

12 September 2024

Dimensions of Inequality: The IFS Deaton Review

Report

When people worry about the state of the world, or the state of the UK, they often mention the word ‘inequality’.

17 July 2024

Council funding: what’s happened and what’s next?

Presentation

David Phillips gave this presentation on local government finances at an LGIU conference in July 2024.

17 July 2024

Difficult choices for higher education finance ducked by main parties’ manifestos, as the freeze in the tuition fee cap increasingly bites

Press Release

The next government faces difficult choices on higher education funding, with tuition fees frozen and international student recruitment falling.

22 June 2024

Higher education finances: how have they fared, and what options will an incoming government have?

Report

The next government faces difficult choices on higher education funding, with tuition fees frozen and international student recruitment falling.

22 June 2024

Cuts to council services likely unless cost pressures abate – even with the biggest council tax increases for 20 years

Press Release

Cuts to some council services are likely unless spending pressures abate, even with big increases in council tax and especially in more deprived areas

21 June 2024

What is the outlook for English councils’ funding?

Report

Cuts to some council services are likely unless spending pressures abate, even with big increases in council tax and especially in more deprived areas

21 June 2024

The economic, fiscal and funding outlook

Presentation

David Phillips gave this presentation to the LGA policy network in June 2024.

13 June 2024

The State of the Nation: economic, fiscal and funding outlook

Presentation

David Phillips gave this presentation at the Society of Country Treasurers’ Conference in June 2024.

13 June 2024

Core funding for English councils still 18% lower per resident than in 2010–11, and costs are rising

Press Release

Increases in council funding over the last parliament have not reversed big cuts made during the 2010s, with spending on many services still down 40%.

7 June 2024

How have English councils’ funding and spending changed? 2010 to 2024

Report

Increases in council funding over the last parliament have not reversed big cuts made during the 2010s, with spending on many services still down 40%.

7 June 2024

High-skilled apprenticeships have high returns – but funding via a ‘crackdown’ on higher education courses is challenging

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This comment analyses the Conservative Party’s plan to increase the number of high-skilled apprenticeships.

29 May 2024

Scottish Budget 2024-25: IFS analysis

Event 22 February 2024 at 10:00 via YouTube and Slido

Ahead of the final Scottish Parliament vote on the Budget, IFS researchers presented their analysis of the proposals.

The IFS Scottish Budget Report – 2024–25

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This report looks at the key budgetary and public service issues for the Scottish Government for the 2024–25 financial year and beyond.

22 February 2024

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A decline in foreign students and higher costs create a perfect storm for Scottish universities

£390 million relief for English universities as government ends tuition fee freeze

Budget decisions on tax, spending and debt could shape domestic policy for the whole parliament

Council funding: past, future and implications for social policy

Council funding: what’s happened and what’s next?

Council funding: what’s happened and what’s next?

Student visas down by a sixth will cause challenges for some universities

Dimensions of Inequality: The IFS Deaton Review

Council funding: what’s happened and what’s next?

Difficult choices for higher education finance ducked by main parties’ manifestos, as the freeze in the tuition fee cap increasingly bites

Higher education finances: how have they fared, and what options will an incoming government have?

Cuts to council services likely unless cost pressures abate – even with the biggest council tax increases for 20 years

What is the outlook for English councils’ funding?

The economic, fiscal and funding outlook

The State of the Nation: economic, fiscal and funding outlook

Core funding for English councils still 18% lower per resident than in 2010–11, and costs are rising

How have English councils’ funding and spending changed? 2010 to 2024

High-skilled apprenticeships have high returns – but funding via a ‘crackdown’ on higher education courses is challenging

Scottish Budget 2024-25: IFS analysis

The IFS Scottish Budget Report – 2024–25

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