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This presentation was given at the launch of the report 'The impact of localised council tax support schemes' on 29 January 2019.
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Senior Economist
Stuart is a Senior Economist working in the Tax sector, and focuses on analysing the design of the tax and benefit system.


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- 10.1920/ps.ifs.2024.0207
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- IFS
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S, Adam and R, Joyce and T, Pope. (2019). 'The impact of localised council tax support schemes' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/impact-localised-council-tax-support-schemes-0 (accessed: 16 July 2026).
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