The £600 billion problem awaiting the next government podcastWe speak to David Gauke and Giles Wilkes, two experts who have been at the heart of the spending review process.25 April 2024
Be the Chancellor Our interactive tool lets you be the Chancellor. Change spending plans, set tax policies and see how your choices impact borrowing and debt.
Should we worry about government debt? podcastDavid Miles joins us to discuss high government debt and its impact on the economy. 11 April 2024
IFS Annual Lecture - Innovation and productivity policies: a budgetary perspective event 15 May 2024 Professor Heidi Williams (Dartmouth College) will deliver the 2024 IFS Annual Lecture on innovation and productivity policies.
Higher Education Access and Funding: challenges and policy options conference 14 May 2024 This one-day academic conference will look at access to and funding of Higher Education systems.
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
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
What is happening to public sector pay? Explainer With inflation rising, and a cost of living crisis hitting the UK, how much public sector workers get paid is hitting the headlines. 31 October 2022
Corporation tax and investment Report We look at the corporate tax system and proposals to change it. 21 October 2022
A response to the Chancellor’s ‘Mini-Budget’ reversals Comment Fiscal credibility is hard won but easily lost. Today’s announcements won’t be enough, by themselves, to plug the gap in the government’s fiscal plans 17 October 2022
Monetary policy techniques add to strains on the public finances: reforms could bring big benefits, but costs too Press Release Sir Paul Tucker writes for the IFS Green Budget on how rising interest rates, quantitative easing and current monetary policy techniques interact. 14 October 2022
The challenges facing the Chancellor Podcast We explore the Chancellor's options for achieving fiscal sustainability. 12 October 2022
Quantitative easing, monetary policy implementation, and the public finances Report Rising interest rates, quantitative easing and current monetary policy techniques interact to put pressure on the public finances. 14 October 2022
UK outlook: why we need to do things differently Report The UK is the talk of the town, and not in a good way. 11 October 2022
With a weaker economy, getting government finances on a sustainable path without cancelling tax cuts could force Chancellor into big and painful spending cuts Press Release Kwasi Kwarteng would need to announce a fiscal tightening of more than £60 billion just to stabilise debt as a fraction of national income in 2026–27. 11 October 2022
Outlook for the public finances Report We look at the path for the public finances and the Chancellor's options to achieve fiscal sustainability. 11 October 2022
Even if real pay is cut by 5%, public sector workforce may need to be cut by more than 200,000 by 2024 to stay within current spending plans Press Release Public sector workers will receive pay awards of around 5% this year, on average. 8 October 2022
Benefits, inflation and redistribution Podcast What role does the benefit system play in redistribution - and how will high inflation impact the system? 6 October 2022
For every £1 given to households through headline cuts to taxes, £2 is being taken away in stealthy freezes Press Release By 2025–26 these freezes take away £2 for every £1 given to households through the headline personal tax cuts. 6 October 2022
