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.
6th World Bank/IFS/ODI Public Finance Conference | Driving Progress: Public Finance and Structural Transformation Conference 26 September 2024 We invite researchers from both academic and policy institutions to submit a paper or an extended abstract of two or more pages by April.
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
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
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
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 Collection All our analysis of the Spring Budget 2024. Includes research, comment, explainers and more. 6 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 way Chancellors respond to economic news adds to our debt - here's why Explainer Chancellors don’t respond symmetrically to good and bad economic news. The result is higher debt. 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.
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
Spring Budget 2024: the Chancellor’s options Presentation At this online event, IFS researchers outlined some of the constraints facing the Chancellor ahead of the Spring Budget. 27 February 2024
Scottish Budget 2024-25: IFS analysis Event 22 February 2024 at 10:00 via YouTube and Slido Ahead of the final Scottish Parliament vote on the Budget, IFS researchers presented their analysis of the proposals.
The IFS Scottish Budget Report – 2024–25 Report This report looks at the key budgetary and public service issues for the Scottish Government for the 2024–25 financial year and beyond. 22 February 2024
Scottish Budget 2024-25: IFS analysis Presentation Ahead of the final Scottish Parliament vote on the Budget, IFS researchers presented their analysis of the proposals. 22 February 2024
Top-ups to the Scottish Budget for 2024–25 are likely – but huge uncertainty on their scale Comment More funding to top up the Scottish Government’s 2024–25 spending plans is likely to become available – but just how much is highly uncertain. 22 February 2024
How tight public finances will shape the 2024 election Explainer Ben Zaranko explains how the next general election will be shaped by the fiscal challenges facing the political parties. 13 February 2024
Scottish Budget: Tax and spending in 2024–25 Report The Scottish Government is raising taxes on the 5% highest-income Scots, but health funding is, on current plans, set to fall in real terms next year. 6 February 2024
