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The context for the March 2024 Budget

Report
How might the outlook for the public finances change and how should the Chancellor’s tax and spending plans change in response in the Budget?

27 February 2024

Cross generational family

The future of the state pension

Report
This IFS Pensions Review report sets out key challenges for the UK’s state pension system and suggests a way forward for the future

13 December 2023

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Autumn Statement 2023: IFS analysis

Event 23 November 2023 at 10:30 via Slido and YouTube
IFS researchers presented their analysis of the Chancellor's announcements the day after the Autumn Statement.
Jeremy Hunt

Autumn Statement 2023 response

Comment
Higher inflation has boosted tax revenues. Rather than compensate public services, or bank the spoils, the Chancellor decided to cut taxes.

22 November 2023

Carl Emmerson

Now is not the time for tax cuts

Explainer
In the current environment of high inflation and rising interest rates, tax cuts at the upcoming Budget would be extremely difficult to justify.

18 October 2023

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Policy risks to the fiscal outlook

Report
Pressures on both revenue and spending are skewed to add to borrowing over the next few years, and threaten the ‘centrality’ of official forecasts.

17 October 2023

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Outlook for the public finances

Report
In the current environment of high inflation and rising interest rates, tax cuts at the upcoming Budget would be extremely difficult to justify.

17 October 2023