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This spreadsheet contains calculations underlying the IFS report 'The Effects of Taxes and Charges on Saving Incentives in the UK'. It allows users to see how those results were calculated and to adjust the inputs (tax rates, assumed rates of return and inflation, etc.) to produce new calculations.
Authors

Senior Economist
Stuart is a Senior Economist working in the Tax sector, and focuses on analysing the design of the tax and benefit system.

Research Fellow Financial Conduct Authority
Jonathan is a Research Fellow at the IFS and a Technical Specialist in the Economics Department at the Financial Conduct Authority.
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Suggested citation
Adam, S and Shaw, J. (2016). Spreadsheet for calculating effects of taxes and charges on saving incentives. London: IFS.
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