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This presentation was given by Carl Emmerson at the IFS public economics lectures, held in London on 7 January 2016.
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Authors

Deputy Director
Carl, a Deputy Director, is an editor of the IFS Green Budget, an expert on the UK pension system and sits on the Social Security Advisory Committee.
Presentation details
- DOI
- 10.1920/ps.ifs.2024.1216
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
Suggested citation
Emmerson, C. (2016). 'Eliminating the deficit in this parliament?' [Presentation]. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/eliminating-deficit-parliament (accessed: 22 May 2025).
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