Public finance

This IFS Pensions Review report sets out issues with the current means-tested benefit system for those approaching the state pension age and beyond. 

A new, up-to-date system for allocating funding between councils is vital, and reforms must align with the broader vision for local government.

At this online webinar IFS researchers presented their initial response to new Chancellor Rachel Reeves' first Budget.

Forecast debt interest spending has once again been revised up.

Increases in taxes and borrowing are not costless and the spending plans after 2025-26 are unlikely to survive contact with reality.

The Chancellor has chosen to borrow for a large top-up to day-to-day spending in the near term, but spending plans are set to tighten after.

On the new measure (PSNFL) debt is set to fall from 2027-28, but only just, rather than more decisively as under the previous forecast.

This report sets out the financial state of colleges in England since 2010 and analyses the key future challenges they face.

A special in-person recording of an episode of the IFS podcast the week ahead of Rachel Reeves' all-important first Budget.

The IFS Green Budget assessed the state of the UK economy and the new government’s fiscal position ahead of their first Budget.

We examine the challenges facing public services and the Chancellor’s public spending options at the forthcoming Budget and Spending Reviews.

We describe the fiscal outlook and set out the unenviable but important choices – which could define the parliament – confronting Rachel Reeves.

The government is reportedly considering a change to the debt rule to allow for more borrowing for investment. We consider some of the options.

Over a fifth of government spending goes on pay. We examine recruitment and retention challenges which mean that pressures could mount going forward.