Opening remarks from the IFS Election 2010 Briefing

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What does the Budget mean for the UK?

podcast

We discuss the Chancellor's first Budget and what impact the changes could have.

31 October 2024

How big are the UK's demographic challenges?

podcast

With birth rates at record lows, we ask what the implications are for the UK and how it might impact the public finances.

8 November 2024

Inheritance tax and farms

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The Autumn 2024 Budget brought some agricultural property into inheritance tax. What are the changes? Who will be affected? Were they a good idea?

25 November 2024

Policy analysis

The increases in Scotland’s top rate of income tax may have reduced revenues – although significant uncertainty remains

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Scotland’s income tax rises have likely increased tax avoidance and migration – but the size of the effects is uncertain.

15 November 2024

Challenges for the means-tested benefit system for older people

event 11 December 2024 at 10:00

At this online event, IFS researchers will present new research highlighting key issues with the benefit system around retirement age.

A decline in foreign students and higher costs create a perfect storm for Scottish universities

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Falls in funding for home students, a decline in international enrolments and higher labour costs put Scottish university finances under pressure.

19 November 2024

Academic research

Wage effects of means-tested transfers: Incidence implications of using firms as intermediaries

working paper

We show that how countries disburse tax credits matters for economic incidence by exploiting reform to the disbursement of child benefits in Argentina

22 October 2024

Survey of the Ghanaian Tax System

report

This edition of the Survey of Ghana’s Tax System provides a comprehensive overview of the tax system as of the start of 2024.

18 November 2024

Reform or replace? Three country perspectives on the use of tax incentives for structural transformation

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This blog was originally published on odi.org on 23 October 2024 here, and is reproduced with kind permission.

23 October 2024