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Scottish Budget 2024-25: IFS analysis

event 22 February 2024 at 10:00

Ahead of the final Scottish Parliament vote on the Budget, IFS researchers presented their analysis of the proposals.

How to fix our irrational income tax system

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How are income taxes structured, how has this changed, where are there problems with the system and what should the next government be looking to fix?

25 January 2024

Schools and segregation: a comparison of Scotland and England

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We study how the different ways pupils are assigned to schools in England and Scotland relate to income segregation in schools and neighbourhoods.

10 October 2023

How would the parties’ tax and spending plans affect Scotland and Wales?

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This ‘explainer’ looks at how the parties’ proposals would affect Scotland and Wales, covering tax, spending, public finances and the constitution.

28 June 2024

Lower oil and gas prices hit Scotland’s underlying public finances in 2023-24

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Scotland’s notional fiscal deficit rose by £4.7 billion (2% of GDP) in 2023–24, as lower oil and gas prices hit North Sea revenues.

14 August 2024

Devolution may be sexier, but updating the local government finance system is vital

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Any plans for devolution need to be accompanied by updates to English councils’ hideously outdated funding allocations.

3 September 2024

Response to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee’s Local Government Finance and the 2019 Spending Review inquiry

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This note addresses the questions raised by the HCLG Committee's Local Government Finance and the 2019 Spending Review inquiry.

10 May 2019

Response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's Consultation

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This note is a response to the consultation from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government concerning the needs and resources of local authorities.

21 February 2019

Response to the Finance Committee of the National Assembly of Wales’s Call for Evidence

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A response to the consultation from the Finance Committee of the National Assembly for Wales concerning preparations for replacing European Union funding for Wales

13 June 2018

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