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This LGA 2023 Annual Conference presentation discusses some key issues with how public service spending is allocated across England.
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This presentation, delivered by IFS researcher David Phillips at the LGA's 2023 Annual Conference in Bournemouth discusses some key issues with how public service spending is allocated across England, and provides an early preview of work updating and extending our analysis of the geographical distribution of spending within England.
Authors
![Kate Ogden](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/Kate_Ogden.jpg?itok=ZH3fqfKn)
Senior Research Economist
Kate joined the IFS in 2020 and works on local government finance and higher education.
![David Phillips](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/David_Phillips.jpg?itok=wr3uc1L2)
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.
![Max Warner](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/Max_Warner.jpg?itok=IkRXzq2a)
Research Economist
Max joined the IFS in 2020 as a research economist in the Healthcare Sector, with a focus on the NHS labour force and adult social care in England.
Presentation details
- DOI
- 10.1920/ps.ifs.2023.0014
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
Suggested citation
K, Ogden and D, Phillips and M, Warner. (2023). 'Need, funding and geographic inequalities' [Presentation]. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/need-funding-and-geographic-inequalities (accessed: 30 June 2024).
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