The Autumn Statement explained podcastWe analyse the Chancellor's 2023 Autumn Statement.24 November 2023
The Autumn Statement 2023 explained in 90 seconds explainerPaul Johnson responds to Jeremy Hunt's 2023 Autumn Statement. 22 November 2023
Cake or biscuit? The UK's byzantine VAT system explained podcastThis week, we dive into the oddities of the VAT system.16 November 2023
Education spending: an engine for levelling-up? event 11 December 2023 The launch of the 2023 IFS Annual Report on Education Spending in England, funded by the Nuffield Foundation.
Social mobility and wealth conference 12 December 2023 At this in-person event, IFS researchers will share findings from ESRC-funded research on social mobility and its drivers.
Where next for the state pension? event 13 December 2023 At this online event, IFS researchers will present findings from a major new report on the future of the state pension in the UK.
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy landing pageThe ESRC has funded a research centre at IFS since 1991, recognised as a global centre of excellence and now with UKRI Research Institute status.15 July 2022
Jobs landing pageAt IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.20 July 2022
Sunak’s weak intervention may prompt a climate change revolution Comment"We need some light shone on what needs doing and on how far away we are from doing it." Paul Johnson writes for The Times on our net zero targets.25 September 2023
British tax system is in need of reform Comment"There are few corners of the British tax system that are not in urgent need of repair." Isaac Delestre writes for Taxation.15 September 2023
Time to scrap the English NHS Bursary CommentThe NHS bursary is a needless subsidy for high-earning former medical students. Now would be an excellent time to scrap it.14 September 2023
IFS responds to release of average earnings statistics which determine rise in state pension in April CommentIFS response to today’s average earnings growth figure, which is very likely to determine how much the state pension increases by next April.12 September 2023
Persevering with the autumn statement just generates confusion CommentBi-annual fiscal events "have become an engine for an over-proliferation of measures, generating instability and confusion." Paul Johnson in the Times11 September 2023
Scottish council tax proposals are a small step in the right direction but duck the biggest issue: revaluation CommentProposed reforms to council tax in Scotland would further reduce regressivity but should go further, and the issue of revaluation is ducked yet again. 11 September 2023
A look under the hood of Labour’s investment plans CommentLabour have promised £28 billion of green investment per year by the second half of the next parliament. £20 billion of this would be ‘additional’.5 September 2023
IFS responds to changes to DWP work capability assessments CommentWe respond to proposed changes by the government to reform the work capability assessment used to determine entitlement to incapacity benefits.5 September 2023
The decline in spending on school buildings CommentWe analyse trends in school capital spending in England, both in historical terms and compared with levels of need.4 September 2023
Three challenges facing the newest Children’s Minister CommentWe consider the challenges facing the newest Children’s Minister in delivering a huge expansion of funded childcare over the next two years.31 August 2023
Disability, illness and pain are real problems for the entire economy Comment"Tackling them should be near the top of any list of social and economic priorities." Paul Johnson writes in the Times.28 August 2023
Taxes will probably be increased; they must be improved CommentPick a tax, any tax. That tax almost certainly needs serious reform.24 August 2023
Stubborn inflation puts PM's target in jeopardy CommentIn January of this year, the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, set out his five priorities for 2023, one of which was halving inflation. 16 August 2023
Higher oil & gas revenues boost Scotland’s underlying fiscal position – but a big deficit remains CommentScotland’s notional fiscal deficit fell by £6 billion (3.8% of GDP) in 2022–23, but was – and is set to remain – much higher than the UK’s. 16 August 2023
Forecasting is hard enough without basing it on fictional assumptions Comment"The power of both the Bank and the OBR is considerable... transparency and reflection are vital." Paul Johnson writes for the Times.14 August 2023
Amidst confusion, there’s widespread pessimism about future standards of living in retirement CommentWe have found only very limited understanding of pensions in the UK10 August 2023
Why take-up of the two-year-old offer has really fallen CommentTake-up of the funded two-year-old offer might be at an all-time high – but eligibility for the benefit is lower than ever9 August 2023
An immediate response to the Scottish Fiscal Framework review CommentThe revised Scottish Fiscal Framework will continue to redistribute income tax revenues from England and provides a little more financial flexibility.2 August 2023
Pay growth for London’s top earners has driven up geographical inequality in mean earnings CommentStrong pay growth in business services has pushed up top earnings in London, widening geographical inequalities in mean earnings.25 July 2023
Government publishes new evidence on impacts of income and job protection schemes during the pandemic CommentRobert Joyce discusses some of the main takeaways from the government’s evaluations of the income and job protection schemes during the pandemic.17 July 2023
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Sunak’s weak intervention may prompt a climate change revolution
25 September 2023
British tax system is in need of reform
15 September 2023
Time to scrap the English NHS Bursary
14 September 2023
IFS responds to release of average earnings statistics which determine rise in state pension in April
12 September 2023
Persevering with the autumn statement just generates confusion
11 September 2023
Scottish council tax proposals are a small step in the right direction but duck the biggest issue: revaluation
11 September 2023
A look under the hood of Labour’s investment plans
5 September 2023
IFS responds to changes to DWP work capability assessments
5 September 2023
The decline in spending on school buildings
4 September 2023
Three challenges facing the newest Children’s Minister
31 August 2023
Disability, illness and pain are real problems for the entire economy
28 August 2023
Taxes will probably be increased; they must be improved
24 August 2023
Stubborn inflation puts PM's target in jeopardy
16 August 2023
Higher oil & gas revenues boost Scotland’s underlying fiscal position – but a big deficit remains
16 August 2023
Forecasting is hard enough without basing it on fictional assumptions
14 August 2023
Amidst confusion, there’s widespread pessimism about future standards of living in retirement
10 August 2023
Why take-up of the two-year-old offer has really fallen
9 August 2023
An immediate response to the Scottish Fiscal Framework review
2 August 2023
Pay growth for London’s top earners has driven up geographical inequality in mean earnings
25 July 2023
Government publishes new evidence on impacts of income and job protection schemes during the pandemic
17 July 2023