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.
IFS Annual Lecture - Innovation and productivity policies: a budgetary perspective Event 15 May 2024 at 18:30 London Professor Heidi Williams (Dartmouth College) will deliver the 2024 IFS Annual Lecture on innovation and productivity policies.
The £600 billion problem awaiting the next government Podcast We speak to David Gauke and Giles Wilkes, two experts who have been at the heart of the spending review process. 25 April 2024
Public investment: what you need to know Explainer Everything you wanted to know about UK public investment but were too afraid to ask – including analysis of Labour and Conservative plans. 25 April 2024
Recent trends in and the outlook for health-related benefits Report Recipients of and spending on health-related benefits have risen rapidly since the start of the pandemic, posing a serious challenge for policymakers. 19 April 2024
Spending as much as other countries but taxing less is unlikely to be sustainable Comment How do the UK’s levels of tax and spend compare with other advanced economies? 17 April 2024
New tax year gives Chancellor more ‘headroom’ but doesn’t change the fundamentals Comment The start of a new tax year causes a mechanical boost to the Chancellor’s ‘headroom’, but the post-election fiscal challenge remains daunting. 16 April 2024
Should we worry about government debt? Podcast David Miles joins us to discuss high government debt and its impact on the economy. 11 April 2024
A mess has been made of Child Benefit, and the clear-up operation may not be easy Comment "Status quos can be hard to change, no matter how incoherent they are." Robert Joyce writes about child benefit in The Telegraph. 29 March 2024
Oil and gas make Scotland’s underlying public finances particularly volatile and uncertain Comment A fallback in oil and gas prices has hit Scotland’s underlying public finance position this year. 27 March 2024
How is the tax burden at a high when most of us are taxed so low? Comment Luck has played its part for Jeremy Hunt but whisper it quietly: this Tory government has taken a serious chunk out of the incomes of the 1 per cent. 18 March 2024
Spring Budget 2024: IFS analysis Event 7 March 2024 at 10:30 via YouTube and Slido IFS researchers presented their initial analysis of the Chancellor's Spring Budget at this online webinar.
Spring Budget 2024: IFS presentations Presentation IFS researchers presented their initial analysis of the Chancellor's Spring Budget at this online webinar. 7 March 2024
Spring Budget 2024: What you need to know Podcast IFS reaction to the Chancellor's Spring Budget. 7 March 2024
Spring Budget 2024 Collection All our analysis of the Spring Budget 2024. Includes research, comment, explainers and more. 6 March 2024
Gaming fiscal rules is no way to make budget policy Comment The chancellor’s room for manoeuvre is determined by the Office for Budget Responsibility and meeting fiscal rules that have fallen into disrepute. 4 March 2024
Health spending planned to fall in England and Scotland in 2024–25, suggesting a top-up likely Comment Day-to-day spending on health in England is planned to fall in 2024–25 compared with the latest budgets for 2023–24. 4 March 2024
The latest picture on school funding and costs in England Comment This comment provides the latest analysis of trends in school funding and costs in England over time. 1 March 2024
Spring Budget 2024: the Chancellor’s options Event 27 February 2024 at 10:00 via YouTube and Slido At this online event, IFS researchers outlined some of the constraints facing the Chancellor ahead of the Spring Budget.
What will the Budget mean for councils? Comment This comment published in The MJ looks at what the Chancellor's Spring Budget could mean for councils 27 February 2024
The context for the March 2024 Budget Report How might the outlook for the public finances change and how should the Chancellor’s tax and spending plans change in response in the Budget? 27 February 2024
