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Taxes and benefits: the parties' plans

James Browne
David Phillips

Published on 27 April 2010

This presentation was delivered at the IFS 2010 Election Briefing on 27 April 2010.

<p>This presentation was delivered at the IFS 2010 Election Briefing on 27 April 2010. </p>

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James Browne

David Phillips

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David is Head of Devolved and Local Government Finance. He also works on tax in developing countries as part of our TaxDev centre.