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.
Why are more and more people paying the higher rate of tax? Explainer In recent decades, the amount of adults paying the higher rate of tax has increased enormously. In this explainer, we explain the reasons why. 17 May 2023
A deepening freeze: more adults than ever are paying higher-rate tax Report How many people pay higher rates of income tax? We analyse the large increases in the share of adults paying the 40% rate or above since 1991–92. 16 May 2023
What's wrong with inflation? Podcast Inflation continues to affect the UK economy - we speak to two experts on inflation who explain the bigger picture. 10 May 2023
Spring Budget 2023: IFS analysis Event 16 March 2023 at 10:30 IFS researchers presented their initial analysis of the Chancellor's announcements the morning after his first Budget.
Are high energy prices here to stay? Podcast As we leave winter and enter spring, we ask whether high energy prices are here to stay 8 March 2023
Spring Budget 2023: the challenges ahead Event 28 February 2023 at 10:00 via Slido and Youtube Jeremy Hunt delivered his first Budget on 15th of March. At this online event, IFS researchers outlined the challenges he faced.
The fiscal backdrop to Spring Budget 2023 Comment How might recent economic developments affect the outlook for the public finances, and what does this mean for the Chancellor’s options at the Budget? 28 February 2023
Public finances may be improving, but personal circumstances certainly are not Comment "Don’t be lulled into thinking we have reached the bottom of hole into which living standards have been sliding. We almost certainly haven’t." 27 February 2023
The cost of living crisis: a pre-Budget briefing Report The recent surge in inflation, driven by spectacular increases in energy prices, has driven sharp falls in household living standards. 22 February 2023
The economic and fiscal outlook: modelling the impact on local government Presentation Slides from David Phillips and Kate Ogden's presentation at the 2023 LGA Annual Local Government Finance Conference. 11 January 2023
A monetary-fiscal theory of sudden inflations Working Paper This paper posits an information channel as the explanation for sudden inflations. 20 December 2022
Cost-of-living crisis to hit students harder than expected Comment Students will be hit harder by the cost-of-living crisis than previously thought. Poorest students will be more than £1,000 worse off than in 2020–21. 30 November 2022
Autumn Statement 2022 Collection Analysis on the decisions made by the Chancellor at the 2022 Autumn Statement, from the Institute for Fiscal Studies 17 November 2022
Early years spending update: The impact of inflation Report Our 2022 update discusses how early years education funding has changed over time, and what inflation means for childcare providers going forward. 11 November 2022
Even with inflation uprating, benefits next year are on course to be 6% below their pre-pandemic levels Comment Even if the government uprates benefits with inflation, the real value of benefits will be 6% below their pre-pandemic levels. 19 October 2022
Mini-Budget 2022 and follow-up Collection Analysis of the government's tax and spending plans - and follow-up - announced as part of the mini-Budget. 17 October 2022
The challenges facing the Chancellor Podcast We explore the Chancellor's options for achieving fiscal sustainability. 12 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
CIOT and IFS Labour Conference Debate in Liverpool: Can Tax Help Tackle The Cost Of Living Crisis? Presentation The IFS and CIOT held a panel debate at the Labour Party Conference featuring James Murray MP, Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury. 26 September 2022
Will public sector workers get a pay rise? Podcast With inflation squeezed living standards, will the government have to give public sector workers a pay rise? 21 September 2022
