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An assigned share of tax revenues will mean local areas share more in the rewards of growth – but also brings risks.

The goal is to tailor these to the needs of local industries and to combine skills training with practical work experience.

Business rates have gone from being one of the most stable and simple taxes in the system to one of the least.

How will a temporary cut to VAT on household electricity bills affect households, the tax system and the public finances?

New ONS data show that higher-than-expected inflation pushed up government spending more than revenues between April and June.

Andy Burnham enters Downing Street with no shortage of ambition.

This comment provides initial analysis of announcements in July 2026 on teacher pay, pensions and school funding.
 

The government's Defence Investment Plan adds £3.8 billion a year, but how it will be funded and the path to 3.5% by 2035 remain key challenges.

Scottish Government funding likely to fall in 2027–28, meaning manifesto pledges could force spending cuts or increases to devolved taxes.

How has entry into the public sector among graduates from top universities changed following the growth of finance, tech and consulting?

Originally published in VoxDev, this comment looks at the effect of community health teams on health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries.

The delay announced today will have a one-off cost to the exchequer of about £200 million

The new Plaid Cymru government faces a difficult fiscal outlook – and the need to find common ground with other parties.

A new crop of councillors will face the same challenges – constrained funding, limited revenue-raising powers, and spending pressures and restrictions

Council tax support's chequered history reveals the fundamental trade-offs of devolving benefits to local authorities.

We summarise the breadth of inequalities in the UK, their interconnected nature, and why policymakers need to carefully navigate trade-offs.  

But any strategy for boosting the economy that ignores the social consequences is dangerous

All parties’ plans would add to the fiscal challenges facing the next Scottish Government – albeit to very different extents

This comment compares the political parties’ main proposals for schools in Wales at the upcoming 2026 Welsh elections.

While their visions differ, all parties’ plans would add to the fiscal challenges facing the next Welsh Government – albeit to very different extents