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This Election Briefing Note describes the main tax and benefit reforms since 1997, and shows how they have affected total government revenues. It then goes on to discuss the impact of these reforms on the distribution of income between household types, on work incentives and on the incentive to save. A subsequent Election Briefing Note will examine how Labour's reforms have affected the so-called 'couple penalty' that exists in the tax and benefit system.
Authors
James Browne
Associate Director
David is Head of Devolved and Local Government Finance. He also works on tax in developing countries as part of our TaxDev centre.
Report details
- DOI
- 10.1920/bn.ifs.2010.0088
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
Suggested citation
Browne, J and Phillips, D. (2010). Tax and benefit reforms under Labour. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/tax-and-benefit-reforms-under-labour (accessed: 18 April 2024).
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