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David Phillips gave this presentation to the CIPFA local government treasurers’ retreat confirmation, summarising IFS analysis of the Budget and offering some initial thoughts on the implications for councils.
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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.
Presentation details
- DOI
- 10.1920/ps.ifs.2024.1313
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
Suggested citation
Phillips, D. (2024). 'Immediate reflections on the budget: local government' [Presentation]. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/immediate-reflections-budget-local-government (accessed: 10 November 2024).
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