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We focus on changes to the corporate tax environment alongside direct policies that aim to correct market failures. To begin, we highlight the main policies that have been introduced by Labour governments since 1997 and the main policies being proposed by the three main UK parties in the run-up to the 2010 election.

    Authors

    Rachel Cassidy
    Rachel Griffith

    CPP Co-Director

    Rachel is Research Director and Professor at the University of Manchester. She was made a Dame for services to economic policy and education in 2021.

    Helen Miller
    Helen Miller

    Deputy Director

    Helen is Deputy Director of the IFS and Head of the Tax sector.

    Report details

    DOI
    10.1920/bn.ifs.2010.0096
    Publisher
    Institute for Fiscal Studies

    Suggested citation

    Griffith, R and Miller, H. (2010). Productivity, innovation and the corporate tax environment. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/productivity-innovation-and-corporate-tax-environment (accessed: 29 April 2025).

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