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The Green Budget considers the options open to the Chancellor in his forthcoming Budget.
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- 10.1920/re.ifs.2024.0344
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- IFS
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Dilnot, A and Giles, C. (1998). The Green Budget: January 1998. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/green-budget-january-1998 (accessed: 25 July 2026).
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